The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has refused to disclose the identity of his informant who he claims had told him of a plot by the angry youth to set the District Police Station ablaze.
Not even an appeal by the three-member committee investigating Ejura shooting incident could make him disclaimer the name.
He appeared before the committee on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, to testify.
He told the committee that the informant would have to be protected hence he was unable to dispose his identity.
He also repeated before the committee that he requested the presence of the military in Ejura on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
The Minister said he made the request us his capacity as the Chairman of the Regional Security Council, REGSEC.
“My lord chair, if I bring the person, it is going to make my management of security in this region difficult. It would mean that all I want to say is that, nobody should give me information or intelligence again.”
“I have put all my numbers out there to the various radio stations that any time you have information, you can reach me on these numbers, and people voluntarily give me information and that is going to cease. I am afraid; it will seriously affect my management of security in this region.”
He justified the presence if the military saying “I took this decision in line with the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act, Act 1030, and specifically section 5 that establishes the Regional Security Council [REGSEC], and section 6 that gives the membership of the council, and also makes the regional minister chairman of REGSEC, and section 7 that gives the function of REGSEC which include maintenance of peace and security in the region.”
“I’ve used this strategy all this while. This is the first time we have casualties, and I think we should continue with it. But there must be more education and communication between the various security agencies as to how to act under such circumstances.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com