Ghana threatens surprise operations against security threats
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 3News
Ghanaian Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak warns that security services may launch operations without notice if local authorities fail to act against threats. He cited illegal mining among them and recalled responsibilities set out under the new law on security and intelligence services, according to 3News.
Ghana’s Minister for the Interior and National Security, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, warned on 11 November that security services could launch operations without notifying local authorities when a threat arises within their jurisdiction. He was speaking in Sekondi-Takoradi during training on the 2026 law on security and intelligence agencies, according to 3News.
Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak urged metropolitan, municipal and district authorities to take action themselves against illegal mining and other security threats, rather than waiting for intervention from Accra. He said national authorities would intervene without warning them when they considered that a local threat could destabilise Ghana, according to 3News.
The training, organised by the National Security Council Secretariat, brought together regional ministers, members of the Regional Security Councils and metropolitan, municipal and district authorities from the Western and North Western regions. The government aims to improve coordination between local authorities and security institutions under the new law, according to 3News.
The warning comes after weaknesses were discovered in Ghana’s border system: 36 of the 48 border posts have no data system, according to information published on 10 November. 36 Ghanaian border posts out of 48 without a data system illustrates the coordination difficulties that the authorities seek to address.
