Lydia Yaako Donkor
Lydia Yaako Donkor has been appointed as the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department in the Ghana Police Service following major leadership changes.
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COP (Mrs) Lydia Yaako Donkor ordered the headmaster to produce the students involved in the assault to the police.
Two SWESBUS students remanded over assault of Obrachire SHS student at inter-schools sports
Ghana· 2026-02-26
Commissioner of Police Lydia Yaako Donkor confirmed the arrests of two students in connection with a mob attack.
Two SWESBUS students arrested over Agona Swedru school games attackGhana· 2026-02-24
Commissioner of Police Lydia Yaako Donkor met with the management of the school regarding the attack.
Third SWESBUS student arrested over Agona Swedru school games attackGhana· 2026-02-24
COP Lydia Yaako Donkor announced the arrest of seven suspects in connection with a highway robbery attack on a member of the Council of State.
Police arrest 7 suspects over highway robbery involving Council of State MemberGhana· 2026-01-29
COP Lydia Yaako Donkor briefed journalists about the investigation into the murders.
Man nabbed after year-long hunt; confesses to killing partner and 2 children in KasoaGhana· 2025-09-20
COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, Director-General of the CID, briefed the press about the robbery case.
Police arrest two suspects in Spintex robbery caseGhana· 2025-09-20
COP Lydia Yaako Donkor confirmed the development at a press conference regarding the recovery of stolen vehicles.
Police retrieve 10 stolen vehicles trafficked from NetherlandsGhana· 2025-09-20Commissioner of Police Lydia Yaako Donkor emphasises law enforcement’s role in prosecuting cyber criminals and protecting citizens.
Alert! Cyber threats increasing - Minister warnsGhana· 2025-09-05
Lydia Yaako Donkor has been elected to the newly formed Interpol Africa Committee as the first Ghanaian member.
CID boss COP Lydia Donkor joins Interpol Africa Committee as first Ghanaian memberGhana· 2025-08-31COP Donkor announced the formation of a task force to investigate stolen luxury vehicles cleared at Ghana’s ports.
CID sets up task force to trace stolen luxury vehicles cleared at Ghana’s portsGhana· 2025-08-04COP Lydia Yaako Donkor is the Director-General of the CID who emphasised the need for public cooperation in combating cybercrime.
Ghana's cybercrime crackdown exposes foreign nationals and local complicity in sophisticated scamsGhana· 2025-08-04
COP Lydia Yaako Donkor is the Director-General of the CID and has been leading efforts against transnational vehicle crime in Ghana.
Ghana Police smash international car theft ring — Rolls-Royce, Benz, Porsche among 43 seized vehiclesGhana· 2025-08-04Lydia Yaako Donkor is the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department who detailed the case at a press briefing.
Charred body, bloodied pestle, and cash trail: CID unravels Immigration Officer’s murderGhana· 2025-08-04
Lydia Yaako-Donkor was promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police and is the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department.
LIST: See the 19 Police officers promoted to rank of COP, DCOPGhana· 2025-07-14
Lydia Yaako Donkor is the head of Ghana's Criminal Investigation Department who spoke about the rescue operation at a press briefing.
Ghana police say they have rescued dozens from Nigeria job scam
United Kingdom· 2025-07-01DCOP Lydia Yaako Donkor confirmed the arrest of Maxwell Kofi Jumah at a press briefing.
CID arrests Maxwell Kofi Jumah over alleged theft of company vehiclesGhana· 2025-06-30
DCOP Donkor confirmed the rescue of seventy-six Ghanaian nationals who were trafficked to Nigeria.
Seventy-six Ghanaians rescued from trafficking camps linked to QNET in NigeriaGhana· 2025-06-30DCOP Donkor announced the arrests during a press briefing held in Accra.
Police foil GH¢1.35m gold heist near Mamfe; insider driver, fake bodyguard arrestedGhana· 2025-06-30
DCOP Lydia Yaako Donkor is a member of the Police Council representing Senior Officers of the Ghana Police Service.
Meet the 11 new Police Council members sworn in by President MahamaGhana· 2025-06-10
Deputy Commissioner of Police Lydia Yaako Donkor led the team that extradited Mujibu from Togo.
Notorious Accra robbery suspect extradited from Togo after months on the runGhana· 2025-05-18
DCOP Lydia Yaako Donkor is the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department of Ghana Police who provided updates on the victims' condition.
2 Ghanaian women who were kidnapped in Nigeria through romance scam safely returned to AccraGhana· 2025-05-09
DCOP Lydia Yaako Donkor detailed how the women were deceived by a criminal syndicate operating under fake identities online.
How 2 Ghanaian women were tricked with marriage to ‘white men’ and kidnapped in NigeriaGhana· 2025-05-07
DCOP Lydia Yaako Donkor has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
DCOP Lydia Donkor appointed Director-General of Crminal Investigations DepartmentGhana· 2025-03-19
Lydia Yaako Donkor is the Director-General of Criminal Investigation Department.
IGP makes major changes to top police commandGhana· 2025-03-19
