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BringBackOurGirls – the security notes

BringBackOurGirls – the security notes May be,… I should lead this campaign… Yes! … Why not!.. Girls have been abducted, no trace of them, their present state, whether dead or alive for five good months and still counting and I can’t do anything? I have to lead this campaign! But come to think of it,

February 6, 2019 Read more
News release – Shooting incident at Ayawaso West Wougon Constituency

January 31, 2019 Read more
MISSING PERSON

January 30, 2019 Read more
Police prepared for Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency by Election

January 29, 2019 Read more

Our Fallen Heroes

Our Heroes

Constable Michael Kporyi

Of Rapid Deployment Force met his untimely death at the UBA Service Station near Michel Camp in Tema while he was on a motorbike Patrol Duty.

Our Heroes

Lance Corporal Robert Ackah

Of Rapid Deployment Force met his untimely death at the UBA Service Station near Michel Camp in Tema while he was on a motorbike Patrol Duty.

Our History

Professional policing was introduced by the British Colonial Authorities to the Gold Coast now the Republic of Ghana in 1821. Prior to that, policing or maintenance of law and order was organized by the traditional authorities such as the local headsmen and chiefs, who employed unpaid messengers to carry out the executive and judicial functions in their respective communities.

In 1894, the Institution of Police was formalized with the passing of the Police Ordinance which gave legal authority for the formation of a civil police force. In 1902 the force was split into General, Escort, Mines and Railway Police, which was legalized by the Police [Amendment] Ordinance of 1904. The Criminal Investigation Department [CID] was formed in 1921 with the finger print section fully operational in 1922. In 1948, the Police Reserves Unit was formed to combat riotous mobs, following the 1948 riots in the country.