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'Ghana should brace up for a possible terrorist invasion'

International relations expert, Professor Keith Bluwey has told Pulse.com.gh that the consequence of the two ex-Guantanamo detainees stay in Ghana could be an attack similar to Burkina Faso's.

 

International relations expert, Professor Keith Bluwey has warned that Ghana could be a target for terrorists invasion at any time following recent attack on a hotel in Burkina Faso.

Gunmen on Friday stormed the Burkina Faso's capital hotel and a nearby cafe after setting off bombs.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has said it carried out the attack in the West African nation.

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There are already fears in Ghana that the presence of the two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees could pose a security threat as the country exposes itself to Jihadists groups.

The two, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby are being offered humanitarian assistance in Ghana.

A report on the two former terror suspects, compiled by the US whistle blower WikiLeaks suggests that the former inmates took active part in the operations of the terror group AI Qaeda.

The two have subsequently denied having any links with any terrorist group.

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But, in an interview with Pulse.com.gh, international relations expert, Professor Keith Bluwey said the consequence of the two terror suspects stay in Ghana could be an attack similar to Burkina Faso's.

"We are their [Burkina Faso] next neighbour; South West, and IS have arrived in Burkina Faso. They have been in Nigeria. Well, what will be their next destination. If they have friends here, who are being feted by our football stars and so on, and our ministers are taking them round as good people who have been wrongly detained by America and so on, fine. Then we will see the consequences. But I'm saying it is crazy on our part to be playing with fire this way," he said.

"Government should know what they bargained for and how to protect us," Prof Bluwey added.

Meanwhile, Government has said that it is in communication with the United States to seek further response over revelations in a WikiLeaks report that the two ex-Guantanamo bay detainees are of  "high security risk".

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Foreign Affairs Minister, Hanna Tetteh said the document that was made available to Ghana during the long year discussion with the US about the two was only the assessment of the two detainees.

She said the information from WikiLeaks were not part of documents made available.

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