News:
November 14, 2023
Minister for National Security Albert Kan Dapaah has honored invitation extended to him by Parliament to brief the House on the situation in Garu where security personnel from the National Security and Ghana Armed Forces brutalized some civilians.
According to him the Ministry deployed five counter terrorism officers to Garu in the Upper East Region. When they arrived in Garu they were besieged by an irate youth who were armed with weapons including AK 47 despite the fact that they introduced themselves as national security personnel.
The irate youth went ahead to fire multiple rounds at the black Toyota Land Cruiser the officers were occupying, forcing them to drive to the police station to seek refuge. But the youth followed them to the police station, circle them and fired at them again.
Mr. Kan Dapaah further told the House on Monday, November 13, 2023 it took the timely intervention of the military to evacuate the national security personnel from the police station and the House should agree with him that the attack on the personnel was reprehensible and should be condemned in no uncertain terms.
“ In other jurisdictions such attack would be consider as attack on the state, both security agencies conducted joint operations to take weapons use by the irate youth to attack the national security personnel after the operation and report emerge of excess of some of the personnel who conducted the operation”.
The National Security Minister after his remarks further told the House he could not make or answer issues from the lawmakers because the issue was before court and lawmakers should be circumspect in discussing the issue as it has some security implications.
More especially the security situation in Bawku as counter terrorism operations is going on in the area and nothing should be done to demoralise the National Security Personnel; and he is prepared to cooperate with the House.
Rt. Hon Alba Kingsford Sumana Bagbin pointed out that if the National Security Minister had said the matter was before court and would not make any remarks that would have ended the matter, and he has been in a tight corner.
But he is compelled to ask the MPs from the affected constituency to make some remarks on the floor of the House.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/Ghanamps.com