Terrorists are recruiting in Ghana – Information Minister

Ghana's Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah has confirmed that terrorists operating around the West African sub-region have begun recruiting Ghanaians to aid their cause.

He made the statement as he spoke in an exclusive interview with the local radio station, Asaase Radio on Monday, July 19, 2021.

He said current activities including the killing of some civilians along the borders of Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast have called for heightened security.

The increased security is also to mitigate a possible attack.

“I am sad to say that our security situation in West Africa is getting a bit more precarious and we are having to pay a lot more attention to it than before.

“Terrorism and piracy are some of our biggest security threats today around West Africa. If you look at the numbers and how close, it is getting home…”

He added: “And the fact that now we have reason to believe that some recruitments have gone on here in Ghana, participating in the West Africa terrorism enterprise, there is a lot more that needs to be done.”

Oppong-Nkrumah noted that the government under the leadership of President Nana Akufo-Addo has done a lot, “more troops, more equipment have been moved up North.”

In May, there were various reports of some armed pirates kidnapping at least five crew members onboard a fishing vessel at Tema harbor, GhanaWeb reports.

According to eyewitnesses, the vessel was approached by a skiff with eight persons onboard.