DCOP Lydia Yaako Donkor has been appointed the new Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in a latest reshuffle by Inspector General of Police (IGP), COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, on Wednesday, March 19,2025.
She takes over from COP Faustina Agyeiwaa Kodua Andoh-Kwofie, who was appointed in 2022.
As the new Director-General of the CID, she would be responsible for all criminal matters, overseeing the running and maintenance of an effective and efficient Detective Training School for the training of all detectives in the country, coordinating activities of regional, divisional, district and station CIDs and supervising monitoring and controlling activities of all units under the department.
Here is a brief profile of the new CID Director-General Early Life and Education A product of Wesley Girls Senior High School, DCOP Lydia Yaako Donkor's academic journey began with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and Political Science from the University of Ghana, Legon.
