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General News of Saturday, July 6, 2019
Source: ghanaiantimes.com.gh
2019-07-06
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Anxiety over a possible terrorist attack in Ghana has grown more than ever as security badysts have asked the country to face the threat if urgent action is not taken to enhance security.
Yesterday, at a forum on counter-terrorism in the West African subregion, security badysts said that recent terrorist signals directed to Ghana were aimed at Ghana, asking the state to Increase its investments in the fight against terrorism.
Organized by the International Peacekeeping Training Center Kofi Annan (KAIPTC), the meeting brought together the highest levels of security agencies in the country, security experts from the subregion and academics, among others, to discuss the trend "West Africa to become the new Arc of instability in the region. "
Chief Superintendent Adofiem Raymond Wejong, Commander of the Counter-Terrorism Department of the Ghana Police Service (GPS), called for a panel discussion to immediately equip Ghanaian security agencies with the logistics needed to combat terrorism.
He felt that there was a rapid escalation of terrorism in the subregion and that Ghana could not be left behind, stressing that "we no longer need to wait and we We do not need new policies. We must act as abruptly as possible and train security in the fight against terrorism. "
Chief Superintendent Wejong praised the ongoing arrangements to control the importation and use of UAVs in the country, but said that "the most important thing to check is who gets them in and out control it from the beginning. "
Mutaru Mumuni, Executive Director of the West African Center for Countering Extremism (WACCE), said attacks on youth were the main target of the terrorist attacks in the subregion, calling on governments to lend pay attention to their needs.
"We need to understand our youth in order to fight terrorism in Ghana. Boko Haram has attracted many vulnerable and ignorant young people under the guise of a reasonable job offer and we must work seriously to ensure that young people are protected, especially in cyberspace, "he warned. .
Dr. Festus Aubyn, a researcher at the Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research at KAIPTC, said that terrorist groups are "dwelling on local claims to perpetuate their attacks and are also using the socio-economic conditions of their lives." a country to influence the mentality of their inhabitants ".
"The borders of Mali, Chad and Burkina Faso since 2017 have been attacked and the conflict is spreading in Ghana. Reports indicate that terrorist groups want to seize 70% of Burkina Faso and that there are alliances and the emergence of terrorist groups to access the coastal areas. We must act quickly, "he warned.
Dr. Kwesi Aning, Director of the Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research at KAIPTC, said terrorism was undoubtedly becoming a challenge "in our daily life", forcing security agencies to do their job with a high sense of professionalism the security of Ghanaians.
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