A security analyst, Richard Kumadoe, has dismissed claims that the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) sanctioned the recent security operation at the residence of the Assin South Member of Parliament (MP), Rev. John Ntim Fordjour.
According to him, the operation, which sparked public debate and political commentary, was not led by the NIB but rather involved a joint team from multiple security agencies.
Speaking in an interview on TV3, Mr. Kumadoe explained that when the NIB intends to arrest an individual, it does so through a clear legal process, including obtaining an arrest warrant.
“If they are arresting you without an arrest warrant, they come on the certificate of urgency. But at all cost, they will come with an arrest warrant to make sure that you are arrested,” he said.
He stressed that once an arrest warrant is secured, the NIB has satisfied all legal procedures to carry out the arrest, leaving very little room for resistance.
“Once they have an arrest warrant, which means they have crossed all t’s and dotted all i’s, and when they get into your premises, they will arrest you, and nothing can stop them from arresting you unless Christ Jesus descends,” Mr. Kumadoe added.
Clarifying events at the Assin South MP’s residence, he stated, “What you saw yesterday, in particular reference to the whistleblower MP, was not an operation from the NIB.
“This is an operation involving most of the security agencies in this country. And even if you see an NIB official there, they are there on a particular assignment at the back of what was happening.”
He further cautioned against politicizing the work of the NIB, describing it as a sensitive national institution whose integrity must be preserved.
“We are feeding into the politicians to instigate the NIB, and this is the only institution you have in Ghana standing alone. If we bastardise it and destroy it, our democracy will be doomed,” he warned.
Mr. Kumadoe also rejected suggestions that politicians should dictate the modus operandi of security agencies.
“It doesn’t work that way. All cases are unique and different. The exigencies of the time are different, and it is not the duty of any politician, particularly the Minority, to determine how the security agencies do their work,” he emphasised.
