Junior Police Officer Hussein Zachariah Stands All Day In Heavy Rain To Direct Cars & Prevent Accidents

• A young and hardworking Ghanaian police officer identified as Hussein Zachariah put his interests last to save the lives of road users during a heavy downpour
• Hussein stood still for several hours without an umbrella to direct traffic on a stretch where the traffic lights had stopped working
• Ghanaians are calling on the Ghana Police Service to reward the young man handsomely for his heroic act

Hussein Zachariah, a junior officer with the Ghana Police Service is receiving massive applause on social media for showing both professionalism and humanitarianism in extreme measures at the same time.

Elikem Kotoko, a young man who shared Hussein's heroic act on his Facebook handle, revealed that the police officer stood strong in several hours of rainfall just to ensure that road-users at a particular junction did not fall victim to the weather.

Read also

Ghanaian CEO singlehandedly constructs road from Tema Comm 25 to Afienya to help government

According to the narrator, the traffic light in the area has stopped functioning and the young police officer found it needful to intervene, to the extent of rejecting an umbrella that was offered to him on the basis that it would distract the workflow.

"We still have committed men and women in the black and white uniform indeed. I’m sure it won’t be out of place to procure those small head-umbrellas for them once we enter the rainy season," Elikem admitted after sharing the heartwarming story.

How Ghanaians are celebrating the junior officer

Below were some interesting thoughts shared in the comment section of the rather inspirational post.

Ibrahim Mensah said:

There is a special raincoat with an attached cover of the head that is provided to all the security services if he had got one then he should draw the attention of the service so allocated one .

Read also

It is fast: Man builds 'aeroplane' car that runs on solar, drives it in town, people gather in video

Abdul Rauf Akparibo mentioned:

Thus great @Bossu we used to call him. May Allah continue to guide and bless him

Franky Lucky indicated:

Good job done .. you should have taken his Momo number for us to bless him for the Easter.

See the post below

Constable Prince Fordjour: Police Officer Awarded GHc 11,000 for Returning GHc 2,000 Discharged by ATM

While on the subject of good officers, Constable Prince Fordjour, a young Ghanaian police officer was heavily rewarded after he returned an amount of GHc 2,000 which he found lying at the ATM by mistake.

At a ceremony at the Police Headquarters, the police officer was hugely rewarded for his honesty with a total cash price of GHc 11,000 and other souvenirs.

Recounting the honest gesture on their verified Facebook handle, the Ghana Police Service mentioned that the officer was being rewarded not only for the amount involved but for his integrity.

Source: YEN.com.gh