Also known as: PID
Police Intelligence Directorate — specialized law enforcement unit conducting operations against drug trafficking, armed robbery, and organized crime across Ghana's regions.
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Daily Guide
… The team comprised officers from the Drug Law Enforcement Unit, Police Intelligence Directorate (PID), Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit, Regional Defence Force (RDF), Highway Patrol Unit and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). …
Police Wipe Out 11 Cannabis Farms In Volta CrackdownJoy Online
… Recognising the volatile nature of the target area, the CVET technical crew rapidly collaborated with the local Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) Detachment stationed in the municipality. …
Seven suspects arrested in Eastern Region over car theftThe Chronicle
… In a coordinated effort with the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) detachment in the area, the team apprehended the suspects and recovered two additional stolen vehicles found in their possession. …
Police Cyber Vetting Team Arrests 7, Recovers 3 Stolen Hyundai VehiclesThe Chronicle
… He commended officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate, the Cybercrime and Enforcement Unit, the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit and the Bono East Regional Police Command for what he described as their dedication and sacrifice in pursuing the criminals. …
Police Crack Major Robbery, Murder Syndicates In Atebubu EnclaveJoy Online
… According to the lawyers, subsequent enquiries by family members at the Bolgatanga Police Command indicated that the suspects were being transferred to Accra by officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID). …
Lawyers of men killed in police operation in Upper East Region demand probeThe Ghanaian Times
… It is being attended by 40 officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate. Mr Yohuno (inset) addressing the gathering According to the IGP, the changing nature of crime demanded more than traditional reactive policing, stressing that intelligence-led policing had become the ba …
Intelligence-led policing key to security – IGPJoy Online
… Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has deployed personnel from the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) Headquarters and the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit (AARU) to the Bono East and Northern regions following two robbery attacks recorded on 2nd May 2026. …
IGP deploys special unit to Bono East, Northern regions after deadly attacksJoy Online
… From a combined role as Accra Divisional and Regional Operations Director to Deputy Accra Regional Commander and subsequently Regional Commander, and later Director-General of Operations and Director-General of the Police Intelligence Directorate, his career has been defined by f …
Silent Strategist: IGP Yohuno’s performance comes as no surpriseThe Chronicle
… From a combined role as Accra Divisional and Regional Operations Director to Deputy Accra Regional Commander, later Director General of Police Operations and Director General of Police Intelligence Directorate (PID), which he created from its embryonic stage, at the instance of f …
Armed Robbers On IGP Yohuno’s Radar … Intelligence Led Operations Exposing MiscreantsAn Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 51-year-old managing director, Emmanuel Ahadzie, into police custody for allegedly conspiring with two others to defraud his employer of $1 million by collecting money under the pretext of supplying six heavy-duty Sino trucks but failing to do so.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 51-year-old managing director, Emmanuel Ahadzie, into police custody for allegedly conspiring with two others to defraud his employer of $1 million by collecting money under the pretext of supplying six heavy-duty Sino trucks but failing to do so.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old Nigerien national and a 24-year-old Burkinabe national linked to the October 2025 kidnapping and murder of Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Toure. The suspects are members of a four-man group that allegedly operated under the guise of football scouting agents and used online platforms to target victims.
25 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ashanti Regional Police arrested a 32-year-old Nigerien national and a 24-year-old Burkinabe national on September 20 in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Toure, whose body was brought to a hospital in Kumasi on October 16, 2025. Preliminary investigations linked the suspects to a four-member group operating under the guise of football scouting agents.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Upper East Regional Police Command arrested seven suspected armed robbers involved in robbery activities at Zebilla, Garu and Binduri. The suspects admitted to robberies including the theft of two Yamaha scooters valued at GH¢30,000 and GH¢32,000, and disclosed they obtained weapons from a source in Bawku; police also recovered unregistered motorbikes, suspected drugs, and GH¢29,550 in cash.
18 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Upper East Regional Police Command arrested seven suspected armed robbers in Zebilla, Garu and Binduri through an intelligence-led operation. The suspects confessed to robbing victims at gunpoint of motorbikes and admitted receiving weapons from a source in Bawku; searches recovered unregistered motorbikes, drugs, and cash believed to be crime proceeds.
17 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Savannah Regional Police Command, supported by the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit, arrested suspect Yacouba Oumar in connection with the June 29, 2026 robbery of two Mobile Money vendors at Buipe Cattle Market, where four armed men stole GH¢430,000. During interrogation, Oumar identified his accomplices and disclosed that the group was contracted by a cattle trader to carry out the robbery.
21 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Savannah Regional Police Command arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with a June 29 robbery of two Mobile Money vendors at Buipe Cattle Market that resulted in the loss of GH¢430,000. The suspect admitted to participating in the attack and identified three alleged accomplices.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Police Intelligence Directorate personnel seized about 500 cartons of Tramadol and arrested a 21-year-old Burkinabe national, Abdul Ali, at Widana during an operation on August 18. According to preliminary police intelligence, foreign nationals from Mali, Togo, Burkina Faso and Senegal are allegedly behind the importation of the illicit drugs, with Widana being used as a transit and distribution point.
19 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Upper East Regional Police Command arrested 14 persons on August 16, 2026, for alleged cultivation and distribution of narcotic plants at Daliga in the Nabdam District. A search uncovered a large quantity of suspected narcotics concealed in sacks of millet and maize, and police say the suspects were major suppliers to drug peddlers across the region.
18 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Upper East Regional Police Command arrested 14 suspects on 16th August 2026 for alleged involvement in cultivating and distributing narcotic drugs at Daliga in Nabdam District. Police discovered a large quantity of suspected Indian hemp concealed in sacks of millet and maize, with the suspects believed to be major suppliers to drug peddlers across the region.
17 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Police arrested 14 suspects in Daliga, Nabdam District on August 16 during an intelligence-led operation targeting suspected cultivation, storage and distribution of narcotic drugs. Officers discovered large quantities of suspected narcotics concealed in sacks of millet and maize, with preliminary investigations indicating suspected Indian hemp was being cultivated alongside food crops to avoid detection.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Volta Regional Police Command and the Drug Law Enforcement Unit destroyed 11 large cannabis farms in the Peki-Dzake enclave on July 9, 2026, following an operation involving 60 personnel from multiple police units to combat illicit drug cultivation and trafficking in the region.
14 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
Police in Ghana's Eastern Region arrested seven suspects and recovered three luxury vehicles following a cyber-led operation by the Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team targeting a cross-regional car theft syndicate. The operation used advanced geolocation technology and cyber-surveillance to track a stolen unregistered blue Hyundai Elantra.
31 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Inspector-General of Police's Special Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team arrested seven suspects and recovered three stolen unregistered Hyundai vehicles following a complaint about a theft from Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region. Police say efforts are ongoing to trace more stolen vehicles believed linked to the group.
30 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghana's Inspector-General of Police has announced arrests of suspects linked to the murder of Nana Sewa Jankuma, Queenmother of Abamba, and a deadly armed robbery at a GB oil filling station near Atebubu in the Bono East Region. The police have intensified intelligence-led operations across the country targeting armed robbery gangs, narcotics networks, online fraud syndicates, and other organised criminal groups, with several syndicates dismantled and weapons retrieved.
22 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
Lawyers for families of two men killed in a police operation at Zuarungu on April 29, 2026, have called for an independent investigation, disputing the Ghana Police Service's account and alleging the individuals were seated at their residence with no armed confrontation or gunfire exchange when police entered and made arrests.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Inspector-General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno has stressed the need for intelligence-led policing and stronger international collaboration to combat sophisticated and transnational crimes including organised crime, cyber-enabled offences, and violent extremism. He made the remarks at the opening of a 10-day Police Intelligence Operations Training Programme at the Police Academy in Accra, organised by the Ghana Police Service in partnership with the FBI and attended by 40 officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate.
12 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Inspector-General of Police has deployed personnel from the Police Intelligence Directorate and Anti-Armed Robbery Unit to Bono East and Northern regions following two armed robbery attacks on 2nd May 2026. The incidents—one at a fuel station in Atebubu District and another on a passenger bus near Nasia—left four people dead and others injured.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The article profiles Inspector-General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno as a "Silent Strategist" whose approach emphasizes meticulous planning and intelligence-led policing rather than public visibility. With over 40 years of service and experience in critical operational and intelligence roles, his current leadership of the Ghana Police Service reflects a consistent track record of focused execution.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Chronicle reports that Inspector General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno has earned a reputation for results-driven law enforcement through intelligence-led policing, with the Ghana Police Service credited with dismantling criminal gangs and armed robbery syndicates and achieving rapid suspect apprehension across regions.
30 April 2026 · The Chronicle →