Terrorists from Burkina Faso and other parts of the Sahel can visit Ghana, use Ghanaian hospitals and return to their original locations, said Boniface Gambira Addagbila, Ghana’s ambassador to Burkina Faso.
Speaking on the sidelines of an event in the Upper East region, he painted a grim picture of the threat facing his country and other West African coastal states from terrorism spillover from neighboring Burkina Faso and other parts of the Sahel.
“The serious threat is between Burkina and Niger and Mali, and to the east and west, where most terrorist movements occur. Believe it or not, they are entering Ghana. Yes, they come in and walk around and come back to our hospitals. But the government is working on it. It needs to be expanded. It’s not something that exists.
“They also know that if they are attacked from the north, northeast or west, they will come close to the border thinking they have a safe haven in the south of Burkina. We need to be careful. .”
Seven Ghanaians who went missing after entering Burkina Faso last year have yet to be found, the ambassador said.
He cautioned Ghanaians wishing to travel to Ghana to only use approved routes and process their documents officially, adding that both countries were still cooperating in the search for missing persons. .
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Just last Friday, National Security Minister Albert Kandapaa expressed similar concerns, wondering why security agencies in victim countries are unable to crush terrorists.
He was speaking at the “Capacity Building Support for Accelerating the Efficiency of Peacekeeping Operations in Accra” hosted by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC) in collaboration with the Government of Japan and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Initiatives in West Africa and the Sahel region. ”
Meanwhile, Japanese Ambassador to Ghana Hisanobu Mochizuki said that Japan will provide approximately $500 million in support over the next three years to contribute to peace and stability and promote sustainable growth in the Sahel region and neighboring Gulf of Guinea coastal countries. Ta.
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