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General News on Thursday, June 13, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-06-13
The three girls were abducted in Takoradi last year
Paul Boateng, executive director of the African Center for Security and Smart Studies, asks Ghanaians to stop comparing how the police handled the kidnapping of the two Canadian women with the three Takoradi girls.
Speaking Wednesday in Eyewitness News, Mr Boateng said that the abduction of the three girls from Takoradi had not been reported in time, hence the difficulties faced by the police for them. find.
"These are different issues, given the time at which the incident was reported. You have to warn the security agency in time so that it can act faster, but I think Takoradi's problem has not been reported in time, so you can not compare the two, "he said. .
He also mentioned that recent discussions on security threats were not intended to frighten Ghanaians but to keep them alert and aware of their environment.
Terrorist threats in Ghana are focused on the growing threat of terrorist attacks against churches in the subregion.
Australia is the last country to have updated its overseas travel tips on Ghana, advising its nationals not to use Ubers, taxis or others. means of public transport in the country.
Already, the United Kingdom (UK) has updated its travel tips to British nationals traveling to Ghana to warn them of possible terrorist attacks.
The Canadian government had previously warned its citizens against potential violent crimes in Ghana after the kidnapping of two of its nationals in Kumasi.
The two Canadian nationals were rescued on Wednesday morning.
Abduction of girls
Canadian women were kidnapped at the Kumasi Royal Gulf Club, Ahodwo, around 8:25 pm on June 4, 2019.
Police said in a statement on the subject that the two victims were between the ages of 19 and 20 and "are volunteers of the NGO Youth Challenge International based in Ghana."
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