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100 Ghanaians 'join Islamic State' militants - Minority
The Minority claims the figures were picked from a report from the Libyan government through its attorney general.
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The Minority claims the figures were picked from a report from the Libyan government through its attorney general.
Speaking to the media Tuesday in Parliament, the Minority spokesperson on Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa tasked the government to collaborate with its Libyan counterpart to address the issue before it escalates to Ghana.
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He further claimed that the Ghanaian converts are “frontline fighters” for ISIS, adding the West African country has been paired in same category as Senegal, Gambia, Somalia, Chad, Niger, Eritrea and Mali.
“What is more unnerving; the special enquiry found that kidnappings of expatriates were mostly carried out by Islamic State foreign fighters from Ghana, Turkey and Tunisia,” he said.
The North Tongu lawmaker told the media that “This dreadful report highlights of which was presented to a packed room of international journalists a few days ago must necessarily trigger a number of immediate actions from our government – actions which all Ghanaians must demand in our collective national interest.”
The Minority is therefore calling on the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government to “publicly react to this enquiry by the Libyan attorney general’s office due to its grave ramifications to Ghana’s image.”
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Mr. Ablakwa added that, “Government must provide the needed assurances to Ghanaians and our international security partners that this matter is receiving very high-level attention.”
However, the government is yet to respond to the issue.
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