Ghana Arrests Suspects Over ‘Plot To Destabilise’ Government – TheNigerialawyer

Ghana’s security forces have arrested at least three suspects
over an alleged plot to destabilise the government, the information
minister said.

“The joint operation was to neutralise an elaborate plot
targeted at the presidency, and with the ultimate aim of
destabilising the country,” Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said in a statement
Monday.

He said those arrested last Friday included a medical doctor
whose premises –- Citadel Hospital, in the capital, Accra — were
being used to manufacture weapons for the alleged plot.

The security agencies had been monitoring the activities of the
suspects including their contacts with some soldiers over the past
15 months, he said.

“We also have in custody military persons and an officer in
connection with these plots. We are not taking anything for granted
in this case,” Nkrumah told AFP by telephone from Washington on
Tuesday.

He assured the public that “state security agencies remain
vigilant, and will work to safeguard national security and public
safety”.

Ghana is viewed as a bulwark of stability in a region
characterised by insecurity and turbulence.

The West African nation has been run by democratically elected
governments since 1992 and is gearing to hold fresh polls late next
year.

Incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo looks set to face a challenge from
former leader John Mahama for the top job.

The statement on the alleged plot sparked further questions in
the country.

Security analyst Festus Aboagyehe called for more information
and warned that the authorities appeared too quick to conclude the
suspects were plotting to destabilise the government.

“I cannot put words in the mouth of government but the agencies
involved are expected to be professional enough to explain exactly
what this group was about,” the retired army officer told local
media.

“I do not exactly understand what targeting the presidency
means,” he added.