The partnership with the Ghana Police Service and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) focuses on enhancing investigative capabilities, improving the recovery of assets and proceeds of crime, and strengthening the effectiveness of criminal investigations
As part of the Multi-Donor Action “Strengthening the Rule of Law and the Fight Against Corruption in Ghana” —co-funded by the European Union in Ghana and the Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ), implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH through the PAIReD programme, a total of 200 printed copies of new Investigation Manuals.
Officials of Ghana Police Service and EOCO collaborate of investigations.Developed with our Ghanaian partners for Ghanaian institutions, the manual provides practical guidance on case initiation, intelligence gathering, financial and digital forensics, witness interviewing, and evidence preservation
Receiving the manuals, the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, noted that the resource will serve as both a training guide and a call to action for excellence in investigative practice.
EOCO’s Deputy Executive Director, Aba Jacqueline Opoku, who received the manuals during a separate presentation described the manual as a significant step toward more professional and accountable investigations, offering practical, step-by-step guidance to ensure consistent, high integrity work aligned with national and international best practices .
