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Child Trafficking: Immigration Service Yendi Sector Command rescues ten minors

Child Trafficking: Immigration Service Yendi Sector Command rescues ten minors

About ten Minors have been rescued from alleged traffickers by the Yendi Sector Command Of the Ghana Immigration Service. This rescue mission was achieved after officers at the Sabare Inland check point intercepted a white

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New Force Spokesperson was deported for obtaining her ‘students’ permit by fraudulent misrepresentation’ – GIS

New Force Spokesperson was deported for obtaining her ‘students’ permit by fraudulent misrepresentation’ – GIS

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) says the arrest and subsequent repatriation of Belgian national and spokesperson of The New Force, Ms. Shalimar Abbuisi, was because she obtained students’ permit through fraudulent misrepresentation. This, according to

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Be cautious of okada riders as they help human trafficking- GIS alerts

Be cautious of okada riders as they help human trafficking- GIS alerts

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has warned citizens, especially those in border areas across the country, to be cautious when using motorbikes for business purposes to avoid becoming a victim of human trafficking and other

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27 Immigration officers interdicted over alleged visa, recruitment fraud

27 Immigration officers interdicted over alleged visa, recruitment fraud

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has interdicted 27 of its officers who are said to have engaged in various offenses that have brought the reputation of the Service into disrepute. According to a statement signed

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Resourcing Security Agencies: New Training Facilities For Ghana Immigration Service In Offing

Resourcing Security Agencies: New Training Facilities For Ghana Immigration Service In Offing

Government, through implementation agencies, has set up three new training facilities for the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced. These facilities – Mid-Country School at Tepa; Tactical Training School,

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Immigration Officer who saved school girl from suspected kidnapper promoted

Immigration Officer who saved school girl from suspected kidnapper promoted

The Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mr. Kwame Asuah Takyi (Esq.) has promoted Assistant Immigration Control Officer II (AICO II) Emmanuel Ofosu-Acheampong to the rank of Assistant Immigration Control Officer I (AICO I) for his act

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Immigration Officer Who Saved Two Policemen From The Grips Of A Mad Man Promoted

Immigration Officer Who Saved Two Policemen From The Grips Of A Mad Man Promoted

The Comptroller General of Immigration (CGI) Mr. Kwame Asuah Takyi (Esq) has promoted Assistant Immigration Control Officer II (AICO II) Nurideen Abdul-Ganiew Takra to the rank of AICO I. The Officer was promoted in a

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Ghana Immigration Service Intercepts 900 Slabs Of Indian Hemp In Volta Region

Ghana Immigration Service Intercepts 900 Slabs Of Indian Hemp In Volta Region

Officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at the Nyive border in the Volta Region have intercepted 896 slabs of suspected Indian hemp at Cave. Cave is an unapproved route along the Shia-Nyive border in

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Bawku Security Situation: Gov’t Deploys 1000 Special Forces To Area After Killing Of Immigration Officer

Bawku Security Situation: Gov’t Deploys 1000 Special Forces To Area After Killing Of Immigration Officer

Following the attack on some immigration officers by unknown gunmen in Bawku, the government has deployed about 100o Special Forces to the area to enhance security. The attack which happened on Monday, April 3, 2o23

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No arrest of 48 alleged terrorists — Police, Immigration Service

No arrest of 48 alleged terrorists — Police, Immigration Service

The Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have poured cold water on reports in the media that some 48 alleged terrorists have been apprehended in Ghana. In a joint press release on