Bureau of National Investigations
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The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) is the internal intelligence agency of Ghana
. It is an integral part of the National Security Council
which oversees matters of the security of Ghana
both internal and external.The BNI has investigative jurisdiction over a wide range of criminal offenses. Among the duties of the BNI are dealing with organized crime
and providing intelligence
to counter threats to national security
.The BNI is legally a creature of The Security and Intelligence Agencies Act (Act 526) 1996 having been continued in existence by Section 10 of that Act.The BNI is headquartered at North Ridge in Accra with offices in all the ten regions of Ghana.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. It is an integral part of the National Security Council
National Security Council
A National Security Council is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security...
which oversees matters of the security of Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
both internal and external.The BNI has investigative jurisdiction over a wide range of criminal offenses. Among the duties of the BNI are dealing with organized crime
Organized crime
Organized crime or criminal organizations are transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals for the purpose of engaging in illegal activity, most commonly for monetary profit. Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist organizations, are...
and providing intelligence
Intelligence (information gathering)
Intelligence assessment is the development of forecasts of behaviour or recommended courses of action to the leadership of an organization, based on a wide range of available information sources both overt and covert. Assessments are developed in response to requirements declared by the leadership...
to counter threats to national security
National security
National security is the requirement to maintain the survival of the state through the use of economic, diplomacy, power projection and political power. The concept developed mostly in the United States of America after World War II...
.The BNI is legally a creature of The Security and Intelligence Agencies Act (Act 526) 1996 having been continued in existence by Section 10 of that Act.The BNI is headquartered at North Ridge in Accra with offices in all the ten regions of Ghana.