The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has expressed serious concerns about a possible plot to infiltrate the upcoming Akwatia by-election with individuals posing as police officers.
Speaking on Channel One TV, Mr. Mustapha revealed that intelligence gathered by the party suggests that some “hoodlums” from the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions are allegedly planning to disguise themselves in police uniforms to carry out illegal operations during the election.
“Security is not merely about men in uniform. I have reason to put out some of the information we are picking up and believe the police should act upon — that certain hoodlums from Greater Accra and Ashanti are preparing to wear police uniforms and undertake illegal operations.
“This has come to our attention, and we are drawing the police’s notice to it,” Mr. Mustapha stated.
He further disclosed that the NPP has already engaged the police on the matter and requested assurances that only legitimate, identifiable officers will be deployed for the by-election.
“At our meeting with the police, we indicated that we expect the usual professional standards — uniforms with visible name tags, and no officers in masks. Therefore, on Tuesday, any masked officer we encounter will not be regarded as a professional or legitimate police officer,” he cautioned.
