Security and foreign policy expert, Mr Saani Adib has raised concerns about the protocol mode of enlistment into the Ghana Armed Forces.

According to the expert, the protocol mode of enlistment is the major cause of the dis honest and unprincipled military men on the streets of the country. He noted that beneficiaries of the protocol list are dragging the name of the military into the mud.

Mr Saani Adib raised this concern while speaking in an interview today, November 22, 2022. He publicly denounced the actions of some military men that bring the name of the force into disrepute.

The security expert was reacting to the story of a military man whose stray bullet killed a 30-year-old mother at Manso Daatano in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased, Felicia Danquah and her child were hit by a stray bullet when one of four soldiers attacked residents who were observing the funeral and interment of a colleague.

The person at whose funeral the shooting incident took place is said to have died after falling into an illegal mining pit three months ago.

Mr Adib disclosed that many of the military rogues are part of the protocol list. According to him, many of them are not qualified for the job but only got the opportunity because they know ‘a big man’ or an influential personality.

“The military cannot be used for the work of the police but in recent times the military is deployed to do the work of the police.”
Mr Saani

Mr Saani Adib expressed worry over the use of military men for bodyguard activities among others. He explained that the military can assist only when the police are overwhelmed.

Military Officer’s Stray Bullet Kills Nursing Mother at Manso-Datano

A nursing mother has been confirmed dead after a military officer allegedly discharged live ammunition on mourners at Manso Datano in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region on Saturday November 18.

The deceased, Felicia Danquah, and her child were reportedly hit by a stray bullet when a soldier attacked residents who were observing the funeral and interment of a resident who died some months ago.

According to the assembly member for the area, Kwame Amponsah, the military officer, who is yet-to-be identified ran after the mourners and physically assaulted an onlooker. He proceeded to fire shots into the air to disperse the residents, but an accidental shot into the ground deflected and hit the nursing mother and her baby.

The 30-year-old mother died on Sunday evening at the Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital after sustaining injury to her stomach while her baby, who was tied to her back, got shot in the palm.

There is however uneasy calm in the community as the aggrieved youth have demanded the withdrawal of the military deployment to the area.