A Private in the army has landed in serious trouble after sharing what he thought was a harmless selfie on social media. The Ghanaian military officer should be regretting his action after displaying a photo of him sipping a popular fruit drink, unknown to him that the photo will go viral.
The Kalyppo selfie has forced the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to
commence investigation against the officer for possible breach of
regulations, Army PRO has said.
While speaking with MyJoyOnline
on Wednesday, Colonel Aggrey Quarshie said that Private Osei Owusu of
the Ghana Military Police is responding to questions regarding his act
which is deemed as an affront to the Armed Forces Regulations Act of
1962.
He explained that pictures taken using “military accoutrement” are
technically the property of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), saying
officers who want to use them for personal purposes must apply for
clearance.
“Your picture does not belong to you and you are not supposed to do anything with it,” he said.
A picture of Private Owusu dressed in his military police outfit
clutching the Kalyppo drink circulated social media, barely three days
after a picture of the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana
Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo sipping the fruit juice went viral on the same
platform.
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