As a result of the 1948 riots at the seat of the colonial

Government (OSU CASTLE ) Which led to some deaths and a spontaneous sites in Accra

Which action took the colonial government by surprise se this incident informed the colonial

Government to institute an intelligence organisation to give the British government advanced

Notice to possible pressing issues if not tacked ahead of time could make Emabrass the government and make it unpopular .

The organisation was known as special branch and then changed into it’s current name

1.BNI PREDATES THE FORMATION OF KWAHU EAST DISTRICT
As the district was then part of the kwahu south district which had a BNI Officer

2. BNI IS AN INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION and does Embark on the Physical Projects.(.) The core Mandate of BNI Are The Following;

1. Collection of information Which is Processed into Finished Intelligence Product for Onward Delivery or Dissemination to Government or The Sponsor for Decision asking, Formulation And Implementation of Policies.
2. So Therefore, Among The Duties of The Institution are Dealing with Organised Crime And Financial Crime Espionage (ACT OF SPYING) , Sabotage ,Terrorism ,Hijacking ,Piracy ,Drug Trafficking And Providing Intelligence to Counter Threats to Ghana National Security Also Preform As May be Directed by The President

ALHAJI HAMIDU SAAKA