Ghana Police Recruitment: Screening for Shortlisted Applicants Starts From January 12
- The Ghana Police Service recruitment screening will start on January 12, 2026, for shortlisted applicants
- Documentation for other internal security services will begin after the screenings, from January 15, 2026
- The Ministry of Interior warned that applicants must attend the screening with the required documents
The Ghana Police Service will begin screening shortlisted applicants from Sunday, January 12, 2026.
Graphic Online reported that applicants seeking to join the Prisons, Fire, and Immigration services will receive their screening schedules after January 15, 2026.
Source: Facebook
The documentation and body inspection exercise for Phase II of the recruitment for the 2025 and 2026 intake will run from January 12 to February 4, 2026.
At this stage, only applicants to the Ghana Police Service have been scheduled.
According to a statement on X from the Ministry of Interior, people attending this stage of the police recruitment process are to present:
- Application summary reports
- Biometric birth certificates
- Ghana Cards
- Junior High School certificates
- Two passport-sized photographs
- other educational certificates
The Ministry of Interior has warned that applicants who fail to report at the stated times may be disqualified.
Candidates scheduled for the morning session are to report by 7.00 a.m., while those for the noon session are to report by noon.
Reforms in Ghana's police recruitment process
After the tragic El Wak stampede during a military recruitment exercise, the Ministry of Interior effected changes to ensure a safer process and prevent overcrowding.
Among the key changes announced in a statement on Facebook are as follows:
- Each recruitment centre will be limited to 500–1,000 candidates per day, regardless of size or capacity, to avoid overcrowding and the associated risks of stampede, disease transmission and chaos.
- There will be multiple entry gates, clearly designated screening tables, and time-slots will be used to manage flow, with even large complexes with 40 gates needing to adhere to the cap.
- Applicants will be more comfortable: waiting areas with chairs, canopy cover, water distribution (with the partnership of the Ghana Prison Service) and shade will be provided so that candidates are not simply herded and left standing outdoors.
- Screening days for different services will be deliberately staggered: for example, in one region, the police may screen 3,000, prisons 500, immigration 300, and others 200, thus avoiding a mega-centre handling all services in a crush.
What happened in the El Wak stampede?
The stampede on November 12 led to the death of six people and injuries to over 20.
The army, in a post on Facebook, blamed the incident on applicants who allegedly breached security protocols.
Thousands of applicants had moved to the stadium as part of the body selection process for recruitment.
The army stated that preliminary investigations indicate the stampede was triggered by an unexpected surge of applicants who breached security protocols and rushed into the gates ahead of the scheduled screening.
Source: Facebook
Senior military officers who supervised the recruitment exercise had been asked to step aside.
Joy News reported that new commanders have been appointed to take over the recruitment process once it resumes, as part of the steps to ensure transparency and preserve the integrity of the ongoing probe.
11 police officers promoted over robbery bust
In September 2025, YEN.com.gh reported that the police administration promoted 11 officers for their role in busting a gang behind rural bank robberies.
The bust was considered a breakthrough in the fight against violent crime, and three Chief Inspectors were promoted to Assistant Superintendents of Police.
Three Inspectors were also promoted to Chief Inspector, two Sergeants to Inspector, one Corporal to Sergeant, and three Constables to Lance Corporals.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
