The National Police Headquarters hosted meetings between Ghana Police Service leadership and religious leaders on peace and interfaith harmony in August 2026.
The Ghana Police Service has engaged religious leaders at the National Police Headquarters as part of efforts to strengthen collaboration and promote peace and social cohesion. …
… u, has called on Christian and Muslim leaders to build interfaith harmony and public confidence in the justice system directly into their weekly preaching, asking them to commit to three specific measures during an engagement with religious leaders at National Police Headquarters …
… Speaking at an engagement with religious leaders at the National Police Headquarters on Friday, August 14, the IGP said religious leaders had a critical role to play in maintaining peace, particularly at a time when tensions could easily be inflamed by speech and actions. …
… Speaking at an engagement with religious leaders at the National Police Headquarters, the IGP said religious leaders had a crucial role to play in protecting Ghana’s peace, particularly by influencing the behaviour and attitudes of young people. …
… Addressing religious leaders at the National Police Headquarters on Friday, August 14, the IGP said provocation or disagreement over religion should never justify mob action, vigilantism or violence. …
… Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has deployed a special team of Investigators, Intelligence Officers and a Crime Scene Team from the National Police Headquarters to assist the Northern Regional Police Command with the investigations. …
… To strengthen the investigation, the IGP has deployed a special team comprising investigators, intelligence officers and crime scene personnel from the National Police Headquarters to assist the Northern Regional Police Command. …
… To support the investigation, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has deployed a special team comprising investigators, intelligence officers and crime scene experts from the National Police Headquarters to assist the Northern Regional Police Command. …
… The two-day enforcement and public sensitisation exercise, conducted from July 17 to 18 in Sekondi-Takoradi and Tarkwa, was carried out jointly by the National Police Headquarters, the Western Regional Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) and the Western Central Regional …
… Regional Police Public Relations Officer, stated in a press release that the operation was carried out by personnel of the Ashanti Regional Police Command, in collaboration with the Inspector-General of Police’s Special Operations Team (SOT) from the National Police Headquarters …
The Ghana Police Service held a meeting with Christian and Muslim religious leaders at the National Police Headquarters to strengthen collaboration and promote peace. Discussions centered on dialogue, tolerance, and the role of religious leaders in preventing incidents that could generate religious tension and threaten Ghana's tradition of peaceful coexistence.
The Ghana Police Service held a meeting with Christian and Muslim religious leaders at the National Police Headquarters to strengthen collaboration and promote peace. Discussions centered on dialogue, tolerance, and the role of religious leaders in preventing incidents that could generate religious tension and threaten Ghana's tradition of peaceful coexistence.
Ghana's Inspector-General of Police has called on Christian and Muslim leaders to dedicate their Friday and Sunday services to messages of interfaith harmony, self-control, and the dangers of religious conflict, and to warn congregations against violence and frame Ghana's stability as affecting the next generation.
Inspector-General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohunu has urged religious leaders to use their influence to prevent religious tensions and violence, warning that attacks on Ghana's peace threaten the future of the country's children. He stressed that citizens must report alleged offences to statutory authorities rather than taking the law into their own hands, and emphasised that freedom of religion and expression do not justify violence or unlawful attacks.
Inspector-General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohunu has urged Christian and Muslim religious leaders to use their platforms and sermons to promote interfaith harmony, discourage violence, and educate congregations about the dangers of religious conflict and the importance of resolving disputes through lawful means.
The Inspector-General of Police has urged religious leaders to promote peace, restraint and tolerance while rejecting vigilantism and retaliatory violence amid concerns over possible religious tensions. He drew on teachings from the Quran and Bible to emphasize that disagreement over religion should never justify mob action or violence.
Two female bodies believed to be Benin nationals were found in a room at Cab Hospitality Hotel in Tamale's Gbewa Residential Area. Police have commenced investigations with assistance from a special team deployed by the Inspector-General of Police, and the bodies have been sent to Tamale Teaching Hospital Mortuary for post-mortem examination.
Ghana Police launched investigations after discovering the bodies of two women, believed to be Beninese nationals, in a Cab Hospitality Hotel room in Tamale on August 3. The Inspector-General of Police deployed a special team to support the probe, and the bodies have been taken for post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death.
The Northern Regional Police Command is investigating the deaths of two women believed to be nationals of Benin, whose bodies were found in a Cab Hospitality Hotel room in Tamale on August 3. The bodies have been taken to the Tamale Teaching Hospital mortuary for post-mortem examination, and the Inspector-General of Police has deployed a special investigation team to assist.
Ghana Police conducted a two-day operation in the Western and Central regions intercepting 789 vehicles, seizing unauthorised sirens from 57 and unauthorised strobe lights from 732, while educating drivers and planning nationwide similar exercises.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command arrested six suspects at Airport Roundabout in Kumasi on Monday for allegedly dealing in unregistered pharmaceutical products. A search of their truck recovered 17 sacks of suspected unregistered tablets labelled Dyclosa 50mg and Royal Chest and Lungs, which will be handed to the FDA for examination.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command arrested six suspects on June 29 during an intelligence-led operation at Airport Roundabout in Kumasi for allegedly dealing in unregistered pharmaceutical products. Officers recovered 17 fertiliser sacks of tablets, including Dyclosa 50mg and Royal Chest and Lungs products, from a truck; the suspects are in custody and the items will be examined by the Food and Drugs Authority.
Ghana Police arrested 186 suspects, including 86 Ghanaians, 96 Nigerians and four Togolese nationals, in an intelligence-led operation across the Ashanti Region between June 8 and 17, 2026. The operation, targeting organised criminal networks, resulted in the arrest of a suspected major trafficker known as "Mama Gee" and the rescue of persons believed to have been exploited.
The Ghana Police Service has sent a Special Operations Support Team to Nkwanta in the Oti Region following recent violent attacks that killed three people and injured several others. The team will work with existing security personnel to prevent further violence, protect residents, and investigate the attacks.
The Mamprugu Youth Association has raised alarm about extrajudicial killings of Mamprusis by state institutions, particularly the Ghana Police Service in Bolgatanga, and is calling on the President to order an independent investigation. The association cited the case of Abdul-Aziz Iddrisu, arrested in February 2026 in connection with a December 2025 police barrier attack, who was reported murdered in police custody, and alleged further killings in Zuarungu by the Upper East Regional Police Command.