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HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA HANDS OVER 40 ARMOURED VEHICLES TO GHANA POLICE SERVICE H.E. President John Dramani Mahama has formally handed over forty armoured vehicles to the Ghana Police Service as part of efforts to retool the security services to strengthen internal security, enhance operational capacity and ensure the safety of officers of the Service in the fight against violent crime. The vehicles, which comprise twenty-five fully armoured units and fifteen light armoured vehicles include five (5) Cobra-4, Twenty (20) Cobra-3 and fifteen (15) TLC-79 (pickups), designed specifically for high risk security operations across. The armoured vehicles are intended to improve rapid response, enhance officer protection and boost crime fighting operations, particularly in areas where specialised tactical support is required. Speaking at the handing over ceremony, H.E. President John Dramani Mahama stated that the provision of the vehicles forms part of a broader national effort to retool the security services and strengthen their capacity to protect lives, property and national assets as well as protecting the lives of officers. He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to adequately resourcing the Police Service and other security agencies to effectively discharge their constitutional mandate. The President commended the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno and officers and men of the service for the successes chalked in their crime fighting efforts and urged them to do more to safeguard the peace of the country. In his remarks, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, expressed profound appreciation to H.E. President John Dramani Mahama for the armoured vehicles. He assured that the vehicles would be put to effective operational use and properly maintained to ensure their longevity and sustained impact on crime prevention and control. The event was crowned with a Show of Force exercise led by the IGP, supported by the members of the Police Management Board and other officers drawn from the Operations Department, as part of security preparations ahead of the Christmas Festivities.

40 fresh armounred Vehicles for Ghana Police Service

President John Dramani Mahama has formally handed over forty armoured vehicles to…

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Interpol

INTERPOL Operation in West Africa result in arrests of 62 persons and pick-up of 136 stolen cars

A major INTERPOL operation in West Africa has resulted in 62 arrests…

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Patricia Asiamah, alias Agradaa, and a co-accused have filed notice of plea bargaining in a case involving the alleged non-consensual sharing of nude images.

Agradaa appeal case adjourned to December 4

The Amasaman High Court Two has adjourned to December 4 the appeal…

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Ghana Navy Intercepts Merchant Ship, Arrests 10 Nigerian Stowaways Near Tema Port

Ghana Navy Intercepts Merchant Ship, Arrests 10 Nigerian Stowaways Near Tema Port

By Vivian Amoah The Ghana Navy has arrested ten Nigerian nationals who…

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University for Development Studies (UDS), Professor Samuel Abavare

Hwediem Attack: UDS Professor Urges Swift Action Against MPs Involved in Galamsey Incident

By Vivian Amoah A political science lecturer at the University for Development…

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Inspector Samuel Twumasi

Inspector Twumasi Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Killing Girlfriend Maadwoa

By Vivian Amoah The High Court in Accra has sentenced police officer…

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Eight teenage girls arrested for GHC20,000 theft in Nkwanta South  

Eight teenage girls arrested for GHC20,000 theft in Nkwanta South  

Nkwanta South District Police Command, have arrested eight teenage girls, aged 13-17,…

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IGP Tettech Yohonu briefing FBI Agents in New York City.
FBI

IGP Leads Ghana Police Delegation to Strengthen U.S.–Ghana Law-Enforcement Cooperation at FBI New York Field Office

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, led a delegation of…

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Commissioner of Police, Lydia Donkor
Cybercrime

Ghana Police cracks whips on Cybercrime,10persons picked up over fake online food deliveries

The Ghana Police Service, through the Cybercrime Unit of the Criminal Investigations…

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Rebecca Ekpe (Front row, third from right, at the Presidential Media Encounter at the Presidency) September 10, 2025 -Photo: ISD
Presidential Media Encounter

Rebecca Ekpe’s Question to President Mahama

On Wednesday, 10th September 2025, President Mahama engaged Journalists to a Presidential…

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