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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 -
News release – Shooting incident at Ayawaso West Wougon Constituency
January 31, 2019 -
MISSING PERSON
January 30, 2019 -
Police prepared for Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency by Election
January 29, 2019
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.