According to a highly placed police source, the seven officers were handpicked by the Inspector-General of police, Ensa Badjie, whom the source adds, had always chosen his kinsmen and friends to serve in foreign mission, where officers receive lucrative pay.
The seven officers, the source alleges, could not pass series of tests given to them by UN Mission and have also been found not to be able to operate a motor-vehicle - an important requirement for eligibility to participate in peacekeeping operations.
UN officials are reportedly disappointed with the 'officers' poor performance, which casts doubts over their being real policemen of a country.
Similar favoritism has been reported in selection of policemen to serve in UN Missions in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan and Sierra-leone. "Competent officers of the police force are normally not chosen to serve in these Missions", the source adds.