DCOP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah Promoted

The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has been promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police (COP).

She is among six other Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCOP) who have been promoted to that rank, Graphic Online has gathered.

The others are Mr George Tuffuor, Director-General Finance, Mr Alex Amponsah Asiamah, Services, Mr George Alex Mensah, Operations, Mr Alphonse Adu-Amankwah, Eastern Regional Commander and Mr Timothy Yoosah Bonga, Northern Regional Police Commander.

The promotions take effect from April 1, 2019.

A memo, signed by the Inspector-General of Police, Mr David Asante-Apeatu said three others, Mr Francis Aboagye Narko, Mr Ernest Kwabena Owusu and Felix Ofosu Agyemang, have been promoted from Assistant Commissioner to DCOPs while Chief Superintendent Kwasi Ofori and Mrs Faustina Agyeiwaa Kodua Andoh-Kwofie have been promoted to Assistant Commissioners.

Nine other officers, all medical doctors have been promoted to Chief Superintendents.

COP Addo-Danquah was promoted to DCOP on November 1, 2017 and confirmed as CID boss on January 24, 2018.