The organizer of the Delta Force, a pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante group in Kumasi, has apologized to President Nana Akufo-Addo and members of the party following its assault on the newly-appointed Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator, George Agyei. The organizer, Kwadwo Bamba, who was arrested on Saturday for leading about two hundred members of his … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Abetifi in the Kwahu East district in the Eastern Region, Brian Acheampong, has hinted that government will devise stringent security measures to monitor the activities of vigilante groups in the country. A vigilante group, Delta Force, believed to be affiliated to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), assaulted the President’s … Read more
The organizer of the Delta Force, a pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante group in Kumasi, has apologized to President Nana Akufo-Addo and members of the party following its assault on the newly-appointed Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator, George Agyei. The organizer, Kwadwo Bamba, who was arrested on Saturday for leading about two hundred members of his group … Read more
There should be no vigilante or internal security group for any political party in this 21st Century, British High Commissioner to Ghana Jon Benjamin has said. Mr Benjamin’s comment is in response to a tweet about his opinion on the latest attack by members of Delta Force on Mr George Agyei, who has been appointed … Read more
The People’s National Convention (PNC) has threatened to raise a vigilante group to provide security for its national officers. PNC General Secretary, Atik Mohammed, said the party will not allow the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) to have monopoly over these groups. Speaking at a programme held by the Coalition … Read more
Members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante group, Delta Forces say they have no regrets attacking the new Regional Security Coordinator in the Ashanti Region, George Agyei. Vice Chairman of the group, one Akwasi speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show “Dwaso Nsem” Monday said they will continue tormenting the Security Coordinator till President Akufo-Addo … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo must ‘show leadership’ and bring the thugs in the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to order, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the National Peace Council, Professor Seth Opuni Asiamah, has admonished. “It is time those in authority, particularly I will say the president, ought to show leadership, to let his own people … Read more
The Deputy General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Obiri Boahen has indicated that the party neither approves nor supports mayhem caused by its vigilante groups. According to him, the party has not encouraged any vigilante groups to take the laws into their own hands. He stated that the leadership of the … Read more
We’re three months into the thug government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and there appears a grand scheme to put fear in the citizens. A close scrutiny of developments in the country will reveal the stark reality that the government has been hijacked by hoodlums of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). They’re dictating … Read more
Vigilante groups serve as a source of livelihood for some individuals and must not be disbanded Vigilante groups serve as a source of livelihood for some individuals and must not be disbanded, Godfred Asante, Secretary of Action Troopers Security, a vigilante group within the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has urged. Mr Asante said Action … Read more
A leading member of the National Democratic Congress, Osahen Kwadwo Boakye-Djan has threatened to head to court to seek the disbandment of vigilante groups in the country. Although the constitution speaks against the formation of private armies in the country, these groups, which include, among others, Action Troopers, Invincible Forces, Kandahar Boys, Azorka Boys, have … Read more
The recent thuggery perpetuated by pro-NPP vigilante group Delta Force against Mr George Agyei, the head of the Ashanti Regional Security Coordinating Council, smacks of Stone Age behaviour which must be condemned in the strongest term, security analyst David Agbey has said. “It tells us clearly that people are still in the Stone Age,” Mr … Read more
The attack is an indication of lack of understanding of the work of the Regional Security Council The attack on the Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator by a private security arm within the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Delta Force, is an indication of the lack of understanding of the work of the Regional Security Council, Bempong … Read more
Kwadwo Bamba, the leader of the Delta Force, a vigilante group within the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has apologised to the President after being granted bail following an attack he led on newly-appointed Regional Security Coordinator, George Agyei, on Friday. Bamba, 37, an auto mechanic, led some well-built men of the group to remove Mr … Read more
More than 200 members believed to be members of a vigilante group affiliated with the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Delta Force, on Friday, March 24, 2017 stormed the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region to carry out a threat they issued to the president a fortnight ago. Delta Force, which … Read more
It has emerged that members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante group, Delta Forces did not only assault the new Regional Security Coordinator in the Ashanti but also made away with his mobile phones and an unspecified amount of money. Our has been revealed that staff who were also present at the time the … Read more
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah has assured his commitment to address the current agitation in his region over the removal of the Regional Security Coordinator, George Agyei. This comes in the wake of the dreadful attack on the newly appointed Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator, George Agyei by Delta Force, a pro-NPP vigilante group, Friday. … Read more
Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has questioned the constitutionality of the position of Regional Security Coordinator. According to him, the composition of the Regional Security Council which forms the representation of all the security networks in the region, as stipulated in the constitution makes no provision for such position. … Read more
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu has called on political leaders to rise up against the activities of vigilante groups affiliated to them. Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said these groups, backed by some political parties, need to be disbanded because they have no legal basis. He cited Article 200 of the 1992 Constitution which … Read more
Security analyst, Adib Saani has blamed the police for the incessant attacks by some politically-affiliated vigilante groups in the country. According to him, the inability of the police to effectively deal with such incidents in the past has sent the wrong signal to criminals. About 200 macho men believed to be sympathizers of the ruling New … Read more