Our reality

Ordinary people of great nations will be better treated than people of the upper clbad of fallen nations (Anonymous).

Well, the above is true in human lives. Even within family units, people who have made great strides in life, respected people in their communities and homes are treated very differently by their own parents and parents and by those who are perceived as failures in their lives. efforts that do not contribute nearly as much to the growth and development of the larger family, are sometimes treated with contempt or as second-clbad members of the same family.

In our communities, there are children whom their peers do not dare to touch even when they are wrong because of their parents. It is either their parents are rich and influential in society, either a tigress and a lioness always available to protect their children. My mother belonged to this last group of people. She was poor, but did not allow anyone's child, not even the head's, to spoil her children. The speed with which she would move into your home to address the parent whose child had touched her child in an unacceptable way, you would regret having brought your child to the world and she did not care about your status in the home. society.

Of course, if one of us was also treating another child unfairly and that he had come to know about it, it would spank you in a way that you will not forget. never and then, go to your victim's home to apologize to the child and his family. . It has made us feel safe in our communities and among our peers.

Why all this long & # 39;ntuatua & # 39; Just a few days ago, we were told that two unknown Canadian women were abducted by unidentified people in Kumasi. They say they are volunteers in this country. This sad news comes at a time when we are fighting against three girls of my beloved Sekondi-Takoradi who have been kidnapped for almost a year.

The news of the kidnapping of these young Canadian women has spread like a harmattan fire and, in a very short time, countries like the UK, Australia and Canada itself. have ranked our country in the category of unsafe countries and urged their nationals to be very careful about Ghana. It is very sad for those countries that are also friends who have excellent relations with us over the years.

I am convinced that each of us, as a people, should be very happy that our security agencies have worked so hard to stop the culprits and rescue Canadian women. We are told that Canadian intelligence officers are in the country or in the country. We should be happy because kidnapping is a global problem. This happens even in countries that proclaim Ghana as a dangerous country, and in some cases, the victims are never found or take a very long time to recover.

This feat of our security agencies does not show that we are out of the woods but that we follow what is happening around us in the sub-region, especially in Burkina Faso, where terrorists are hammering this country as it sees fit. Country religious motives is mainly a Christian nation.

But to think about it, why were our security agencies so quick to use all the skills and professional resources at their disposal to rescue these strangers a few days after their abduction, when our children were captured almost a year ago found and all the stories that tell us the same security agencies are trifles and not the substance of the expectations of the nation.

I must admit that sometimes the public's request for some information from security agencies about the whereabouts of our children may be an unnecessary request since any information on the whereabouts of children, if it is not handled properly, will warn captives to change position and mode of operation. and security officers would go on a wild goose hunt.

However, the question on the lips of the Ghanaians is that, if we are able to stop the criminals and save these Canadian women in a few days, what efforts have the security agencies made, in the case of Ghanaian children? ? Some annual figures of kidnappings have been published to indicate that current abduction cases are not a new phenomenon and that they have also occurred under the previous regime. Politics as usual when Ghanaians have been kidnapped and we do not know where they are or where their state is.

Of course, those of the other political divide must not have any angelic face as if it had not happened in their day. In another more civilized political environment, kidnappings and armed robbery in the light of day would prompt all political actors to accept that our country was in danger and that it was necessary to mobilize all our brains and brave to work together to confront these men and women. of the underworld that threatens us all and puts our national image in discredit.

While the perpetrators of these deadly acts come from within and without, removing the political sails from our eyes and facing the threat of all our will and all our power would give us the security we need. to build our country, even if it is forever. more. A very sad reality of this country is our attitude more holy than you. We describe ourselves as more African than Ghanaian. We have the most porous borders of the subregion, allowing all kinds of people to enter our country without checking their background.

Today, we can easily see young Malians and Nigerians selling butter toffees and chewing gum in our streets with absolute confidence and no one cares. These people can easily be terrorist agents in our cities to identify potential target groups or areas that their masters might strike when they are ready. We do not seem to be aware of security as Ghanaians, any more than some members of our security agencies.

The fact that Ghana has been a relatively peaceful and secure country in the subregion does not isolate us from the bloodthirsty instincts of people who love chaos and look forward to seeing their victims in pain and pain.

If the information on the presence of Takoradi girls in Nigeria is true, the question is how did the kidnappers cross our borders to transport these girls from that country to Nigeria when we knew all over the country that such event was produced. We seem to have an inferiority complex that makes us succumb to a stranger instead of questioning them in the name of Ghanaian hospitality.

These are very difficult times around the world where evil men are holding us all hostage. No country seems safe, as far away as it can be from the traditional enemies of those who are determined to inflict pain and suffering on their sworn enemies. We need a concerted effort and vigorous campaign programs to alert our citizens to be more alert and attentive to their environment. This is the time to consider each stranger as a potential danger until one can convince oneself that this person poses no threat to the nation. But the reality is that the Ghanaian is apathetic. It's real.

Daavi, about three children while I wait for the Taadi girls.

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From Kwesi Biney