Security analyst Adib Saani has advised our security agencies to do their jobs in line with established structures or protocols.
He emphasized the importance of security services and officers being cautious and ensuring that their actions will be sanctioned.
He said before any operation would be sanctioned, there are standard operating procedures that must be followed, including backup in case you are overwhelmed.
“But if you go alone and identify yourself as a soldier or a police officer, you expose yourself.”
He was reacting to the shooting event involving the military in Millennium City, Kasoa, which stemmed from a land ownership dispute.
He recounted how Kwaku Ninja, a police officer, was brutally murdered some years ago and the recent death of Major Mahama.
“If you are a soldier and you are going into dangerous territories like this, it is important you do so with the explicit permission of your commanders; if not, you might find yourself in needless danger because the number of illicit arms in our system is not easy.”
He stressed that when security officers are going to areas like Kasoa, which is risky and has become lawless, they have to do so with permission so they will be able to call for backup when necessary.
“Almost everybody has a gun there, so if you feel you have a gun and can go there, people have more potent guns. We should be careful and keep things in line with established structures or protocols.”
Speaking in an interview on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, he said “The death of the soldier and the way he was brutally murdered are a disgrace to the system, a disgrace to the Lands Commission, and a disgrace to the land administration system in Ghana. We must do something about it. If you look at the Millennium Development Goals and the Sustainable Development Goals, most of it has to do with land administration.
So if we don’t do anything about the situation, then you are not serious as a country.
“Some people use the names of the military and police to scare others in order to seize their lands, which is one of the reasons why people have turned to land guards. When you go to inspect your land, you may notice an inscription that reads, ‘This land belongs to a military or a police officer,’ but this is rarely the truth. It is simply an intimidation strategy.”
He noted that it is gradually becoming a free-for-all situation, and I told him that if we do something about it, this issue will persist.
By: Rainbowradioonline com/Ghana