Security and foreign policy analyst, Adib Saani
Security and foreign policy analyst Adib Saani has revealed that the National Security's denial of Benlord Ababio, a suspect in the killing of a military officer at Millennium City, a suburb of Kasoa in the Central Region, as one of its staff is unfortunate.
He said the way the Ministry of National Security was quick to deny the suspect was strange and could point to something fishy.
The Ministry last week denied that Benlord Ababio was one of its staff.
Ababio, who is alleged to be a landguard at Millennium City, shot into a vehicle occupied by three military men, killing one in the process.
He allegedly shot LCpl Michael Danso in front of the Millennium City police station after accompanying his colleague and one other over disputed land at Kasoa.
The statement from the Ministry of National Security read, "The Ministry of National Security has taken note of a news item in circulation on social media that alleges that a supposed staff member of the Ministry of National Security, by name Benlord Ababio, in an incident that occurred on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at Millennium City, Kasoa, shot and killed a soldier.
"The Ministry wishes to put on record that the suspect, Benlord Ababio, who is currently in police custody, is not a staff member of the Ministry of National Security," portions of the statement said.
But reacting to this, Adib Saani said there are videos and photos of the suspect undergoing training when he was selected to be an operative.
Speaking to Kwabena Agyapong on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, he said he spoke to another friend who is also a security analyst, who told him (Saani) that he had in his possession videos and photos of the suspect undergoing training.
"In fact, I discussed this with another friend of mine who is also a security analyst, and he disclosed to me that he had in his possession videos and photos of the training of the suspect, which proves that he is a national security official.
"The way the National Security released a statement denying that the suspect was a staff member is strange and shows that there is something they're trying to hide."
Commenting on the death of the soldier, he stated, "When you look at the suspect's brazen and audacious nature, it shows that he knows what he was doing.
"The fact that he had the audacity to fire the shots — not a single shot for us to say maybe it was fired in error — but he fired multiple shots at his victims, killing one in the process, shows that he had planned to kill someone.
"He is such a powerful person. We need to therefore investigate this matter to determine if indeed he is a national security staffer."
Adib Saani lamented that he had warned of vigilantes and how they could easily enter our security agencies. According to him, he had warned that these individuals would infiltrate our security system, and that has come to pass with several of them in uniforms, wielding ID cards, and parading themselves as national security officers.
He warned that the way we are playing 'chaskely' with our security in Ghana would be a threat to our democracy.
