Ghana’s Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General William Agyapong, has cautioned that violent extremist groups active in the Sahel are pushing further into West Africa and edging closer to Ghana’s borders.
Delivering remarks on behalf of the Deputy Defence Minister, Ernest Brogya Gyenfi, at the 50th Anniversary Republic Day Public Lecture held at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College in Teshie, Lt. Gen. Agyapong said the security landscape across the region had shifted considerably and now demanded swift, joined-up action.
According to the Defence Chief, extremist factions have already established a presence in the northern territories of countries neighbouring Ghana and are steadily moving south.
He noted that Ghanaians have not been spared the fallout, pointing to traders who lost their lives in Titao as an example.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com
