ACCRA — The Ghana Police Service is set to double its armoured fleet. President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the Service will receive 40 additional armoured vehicles, adding to the 40 delivered in December 2025.

The President made the announcement on Tuesday, October 13, while commissioning a new 85-bed ward complex at the Police Hospital in Accra. According to GBC, the vehicles are part of a wider package of support for the police that also includes GH¢300 million for 250 new housing units for officers.

Mahama used the occasion to praise the police administration, saying Ghana is safer today, with fewer highway robberies and unresolved murders, and pledged continued logistical support for the Service.

Building on the first batch

The new vehicles follow the government's first major delivery on December 4, 2025, when Mahama handed over 40 armoured vehicles at the National Police Headquarters. That fleet was made up of:

  • 15 armoured pickups
  • 5 Cobra-4 special armoured vehicles
  • 20 Cobra-3 special armoured vehicles

They were built for high-risk operations, rugged terrain, convoy protection, anti-robbery work and highway patrols. At the time, Mahama called them operational tools rather than symbols, and said they were only the first batch.

In May 2026, while commissioning a new divisional police headquarters at Laasi in the Eastern Region, the President told the IGP that another 40 armoured vehicles were on the way. He said the first fleet had already helped the police tackle armed robbery across the country, and recalled that officers had previously been sent out in poorly protected vehicles.

A wider retooling drive

The armoured vehicles are part of a broader push to equip the police. In January 2026, the government also presented 100 pickup vehicles to strengthen police operations nationwide.

President Mahama has repeatedly said that investing in the security sector, especially the police, is a top priority. His stated aim is a modern, professional, people-centred police service that can prevent crime through intelligence, innovation and community partnerships, not just respond to it.

What happens next

No delivery date for the new armoured vehicles has been announced. Once they arrive, the police will have about 80 armoured vehicles in total, giving the Service much greater reach in high-risk operations across all police regions.