In Ghana, there are five (5) main institutions with arresting powers:

1 Ghana Police Service

2 Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP)

3 Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO)

4 Narcotic Control Commission (NACOC)

5 Ghana Armed Forces (Military)

GHANA POLICE SERVICE

The main constitutional and statutory body responsible for maintaining law and order, detecting crime, and apprehending offenders.

OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR

An independent anti-corruption agency with explicit statutory powers to arrest, search, and seize property related to corruption.

ECONOMIC & ORGANISED CRIME OFFICE

Mandated to investigate and prosecute economic and financial crimes, with operational powers that include detaining and arresting suspects.

NARCOTICS CONTROL COMMISSION

 Possesses enforcement and operational powers regarding illicit drug control, interdiction, and suspect apprehension within its mandate.

OTHER SECURITY SERVICES

 Agencies like the Ghana Immigration Service and Ghana Prisons Service hold limited powers of arrest strictly within the context of immigration offenses or prison escapes.

PRIVATE CITIZENS

 Under Ghana's Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30), private individuals can execute a citizen's arrest if they witness a person in the middle of committing an indictable offense.