Also known as: Mr Amadu · Comptroller-General Amadu · Mr Samuel Basintale Amadu · Zulyaden Amadu
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… Immigration Service warns traffickers Commenting on the case, Comptroller-General of Immigration, Samuel Basintale Amadu, condemned human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and illegal migration. …
GIS secures 7-year jail term for Nigerian woman convicted of human traffickingJoy Online
… The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Samuel Basintale Amadu, urged foreign nationals to comply with Ghana’s immigration and criminal laws. …
GIS rescues 112 trafficking victims, returns 105 safely homeJoy Online
The Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Samuel Basintale Amadu, has led a delegation of senior GIS officers to meet with the Director of the Central Directorate of Prevention (DCPP) of the Italian Polizia di Stato in Rome. …
Ghana Immigration Service strengthens international security cooperationSchool for Life, an education NGO, has called for increased investment in rural school infrastructure to improve access to quality education in deprived communities, citing inadequate classrooms, furniture, learning materials, and WASH facilities as barriers to teaching and learning outcomes in rural areas.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
School for Life, an education NGO, has called for increased investment in rural school infrastructure to improve access to quality education in deprived communities, citing inadequate classrooms, furniture, learning materials, and WASH facilities as barriers to teaching and learning outcomes in rural areas.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Immigration Service is urging the public to stop giving alms directly to migrant beggars and children, warning that direct donations sustain organised begging networks that exploit vulnerable migrants. The appeal follows a GIS operation that apprehended 1,055 people, including 662 children, in Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions on August 29, with the service encouraging donations through the Department of Social Welfare, children's homes, and credible NGOs instead.
2 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Immigration Service conducted an intelligence-led operation targeting human trafficking and exploitative street begging networks across Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions, apprehending 1,055 persons including 662 children, 145 men, and 248 women, along with over 1,000 West African nationals and several Ghanaians suspected as local agents.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Immigration Service is transitioning to an intelligence-driven approach to detect and disrupt security threats at Ghana's borders, as criminal networks increasingly exploit technology and irregular migration routes. The shift is part of the 48-month SHIFT Project, implemented in partnership with the International Centre for Migration Policy Development.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana has launched a 48-month regional project backed by €7.3 million in EU funding to strengthen border management and tackle terrorism, violent extremism, and transnational organised crime across West Africa. The SHIFT project will be implemented in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Togo, with Burkina Faso participating in regional-level interventions.
2 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Immigration Service has inaugurated a Senior Officers' Mess in Accra to strengthen staff welfare and provide officers with a space to relax and interact after work. The Comptroller General said the facility represents the Service's commitment to supporting officers' mental and physical wellbeing.
15 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
At the maiden Ghana Immigration Service Regional Commanders Conference in Accra, Interior Minister Alhaji Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka urged Regional Commanders to promote professionalism, fairness, discipline and teamwork to strengthen the service's effectiveness and Ghana's security architecture.
7 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, the Interior Minister, called on Ghana Immigration Service commanders to develop practical and sustainable solutions to service delivery, emphasizing professionalism, fairness, discipline, and teamwork. The calls were made at a maiden three-day Regional Commanders Conference in Accra themed on "Strengthening Command Synergy for Sustainable Growth," where commanders are to discuss operational priorities, regional performance, staff welfare, and strategies to enhance service across the country.
7 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak told Regional and Sector Commanders of the Ghana Immigration Service to deepen collaboration to tackle emerging migration and national security challenges including irregular migration, human trafficking, transnational organised crime, terrorism and cyber-enabled threats.
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama has appointed Evelyn Lolonyo Lostu, Faisal Disu, and Philip Peter Andoh as Deputy Comptroller-Generals of the Ghana Immigration Service to lead the Finance and Administration, Command Post and Operations, and Legal, Research and Monitoring directorates, respectively.
26 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Immigration Service secured the conviction of a Nigerian trader, Ada Peace, for human trafficking and immigration offences, resulting in a seven-year prison sentence from an Accra Circuit Court. The GIS Asankragwa Sector Command's intelligence-led operation rescued two victims, aged 21 and 13, who were recruited with false job promises and forced into prostitution.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Immigration Service conducted an intelligence-led operation in Asankragwa on May 20, 2026, that intercepted 112 individuals suspected of being trafficked into Ghana, comprising 110 Nigerians, a Beninese, and a Cameroonian, all females aged between 12 and 38. Following investigations, 105 were confirmed as trafficking victims and have been safely repatriated to their respective countries, while seven suspects remain under investigation for prosecution.
2 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Immigration Service Comptroller-General led a delegation to Rome to meet Italian and UN counter-terrorism officials, focusing on terrorist threats in the Sahel and coastal West Africa, irregular migration, and arms smuggling. Ghana emphasized the vulnerability of its northern borders and commitment to strengthening surveillance and inter-agency cooperation, while Italian and UN representatives shared best practices in counter-terrorism and border management.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →