Security analyst, Prof Kwesi Aning has rubbished claims in a Reuters report alleging that Islamist militants from Burkina Faso are using northern Ghana as a base for logistical support.
The Reuters report claims that insurgents have been crossing into the Ghana area to access resources such as food, fuel, and medical care for injured fighters.
The publication suggested that this was all done with minimal interference from Ghanaian authorities who turned a blind eye to it.
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Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story, the security consultant suspected the article formed part of a grand agenda to cause instability.
Prof Aning added that Ghana’s security framework is not incompetent to be overlooking such supposed security lapses.
Reuters cited unnamed Ghanaian security officials and regional diplomats as sources for these claims.
But the security consultant urged that the article be taken with a pinch of salt.
Ghana’s Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Boniface Gambila Adagbila also affirmed the country’s commitment to aiding Burkina Faso in its fight against terrorism.
Reacting to this on Joy FM’s Top Story, Ambassador Adagbila refuted the Reuters article claim, emphasising the strategic importance of supporting Burkina Faso in the ongoing battle against insurgents linked to groups such as al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.
“Burkina Faso has been improving daily in its combating of terrorism, and we normally advise people not to move in anyhow but through the proper channels of traveling to and from Burkina Faso because you don’t know what can happen at any time,” he told host Samuel Kojo Brace on Friday.
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