The Ghana Police Service commences its 2021 Recruitment Training for successful applicants on Friday, January 14, 2022. All successful applicants are reporting at the various training school across the country as indicated in their appointment letters.
The few who failed the medical examination have been informed and a medical team has been assigned to support and advise them. We urge everyone to be cautious of fraudsters who are circulating false information in an attempt to defraud innocent applicants.
Anyone who has been approached by these fraudsters should report to the nearest Police Station for assistance.
We wish all successful applicants the best in their training.
SIGNED
ACP KWESI OFORI
DIRECTOR-GENERAL, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ABOUT GHANA POLICE SERVICE
The Ghana Police Service operates in twelve divisions: ten covering the ten regions of Ghana, one assigned specifically to the seaport and industrial hub of Tema, and the twelfth being the Railways, Ports, and Harbours Division. An additional division, the Marine Police Unit, exists to handle issues that arise from the country’s offshore oil and gas industry.
The current head of the Ghana Police Service is Inspector General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare. For each of the regional police divisions, there is a Regional Commander who is in charge of all operational and administrative functions under his jurisdiction.
In direct operational matters, the Regional Commander furthermore works in tandem with the Regional Operational Commander. For administrative functions, the Regional Commander is assisted by the Deputy Regional Commander and the Regional Crime Officer.
The Deputy Inspector-General of Police is assisted by the Director-General of the Police Administration and supervises the activities of the regional commanders of police.
Regional divisions
Apart from the National Police Headquarters, all the regional divisions have subdivisions under them. The aim of this is to decentralize the activities of the regional police force for more effective and flexible