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Establish commission of inquiry to probe criminal gangs within Police – Security expert
The President of the Institute of Security Disaster and Emergency Studies, Dr. Ishmael Norman, has called for an independent Commission of Inquiry into the killing of two key suspects in the ongoing police investigation into the bullion van heists.
The two suspects, Constable Reindolph Gyimah Ansah and Corporal Stephen Kwaku Nyame, were shot dead during a gunfight between police officers and the criminal gang involved in the bullion van heists at Borteyman in Ashaiman.
Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Wednesday, Dr. Norman said it was rather suspicious that following a shootout as the Police had recounted, it was only the two key suspects that had sustained gunshot wounds and died.
According to him, this looks like something more nefarious is at play to hide the real kingpins or the major benefactors of criminal activities within the Police Service.
“It just doesn’t make sense, no matter how hard you try to be charitable to the police, it just doesn’t make sense.
“So it was incredulous to say the least that the two essential people got killed, nobody else got killed. Where do we go from here? The questions that flow from there is what did they know and who did they know information about that was damning to those people?” he said.
He has, therefore, called for the establishment of an independent Commission of inquiry to dig into the criminal cells within the Police force.
“If they were killed, if they were murdered, who gave the order? We need to have a commission of inquiry. Not only about the killing of the two suspects, but we also need to have a commission of inquiry to dig into criminal cells within the police force.
“Dr. Dampare has always said he’s going to rid Ghana of criminals and the way he talks it’s as if the problem is not within the police, it is the civilians who are enemies of the state and now we realize that the true enemies of the state are the policemen themselves. Not all of them. So we need to see how deep the corruption in the police is and who are the principles who stand to benefit and so on and so forth,” he said.
He added that “I will like to know the money that was taken from all the banks and who got what and how much? Because there are too many unanswered questions and until the evidence is made very clear the Ghana Police is going to have a much bigger image problem to manage.
“Until you can explain beyond the reasonable doubt why those two important witnesses, persons of interest or probably suspects were shot down so that whatever they knew, I don’t know if there was any interview, whether their statements were taken from them, whether they were interrogated, I have no idea. So we need to know.
“I know they’re doing investigation and there’s not a lot they can tell us now but we need to know what the Police knows from those two men and why let them accompany them.”
He’s hopeful that should the Commission of Inquiry take place, other criminal cells within the Police Service will be discovered and eradicated.
“I think if you do that in camera, a lot of people will come forward because if this cell has been broken, there are other cells within the police.
“These young men didn’t just get up and go do what they did, they were being controlled, they were just Manchurian candidates, they were told what to do and they’ll go and do it, they get a portion and the bulk of the money goes. It’s a mafia style of operation. There are other cells in the Ghana Police we need to get to the bottom of it,” he said.
Source: www.myjoyonline.com
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GEXIM deepens relations with US EXIM Bank
A management team of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) led by the Acting Chief Executive, Sylvester Mensah met with the leadership of the Export–Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) on Wednesday April 23, 2025 in Washington DC, United States of America.
The Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM, Mr. James C. Cruse and Vice President, International Relations, Ms. Isabel Galdiz received the GEXIM delegation, which included Deputy CEO for Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Head of International Cooperation, Mr. Jonathan Christopher Koney at the headquarters of US EXIM.
The meeting offered the GEXIM team the opportunity to share the strategic direction of the Bank in line with the resetting agenda of the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for the repositioning of the Ghanaian economy into an export-led one by providing the requisite investment to Ghanaian businesses.
Mr. James C. Cruse expressed US EXIM’s eagerness to deepen its existing relations with GEXIM and proposed the signing of a new Cooperative Framework Agreement following the expiration of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 to utilize US EXIM’s medium term loan guarantees to procure machinery by GEXIM for qualified Ghanaian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
Mr.Sylvester Mensah thanked the Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM for hosting the GEXIM delegation and reaffirmed the Ghanaian government’s commitment to strengthening trade and investment between Ghana and its global partners for economic transformation of Ghana with GEXIM playing a pivotal role.
The two teams will be meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 US EXIM Annual Conference on 29th and April 30, 2025 to explore possible areas of collaboration and matching Ghanaian businesses to American companies. The meeting ended with an exchange of gifts.
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Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation –Pres.Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the misuse of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) for personal financial gain by individuals in leadership positions.
Speaking during a meeting with Chief Executives of specified entities under the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) on Thursday, March 13, the President directly attributed the dire state of SOEs to their leadership, accusing chief executives, management teams, and governing boards of prioritising personal enrichment over organisational efficiency.
He pointed to bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures as factors draining public funds while SOEs continue to rely on government bailouts.
“Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation by appointees. The chief executives, management, and boards of these enterprises are responsible for this situation. Some SOEs have become perennial loss-makers, draining public funds with bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures while relying on government bailouts as if entitled to them. Many of these entities are at their lowest point in the entire history of the Fourth Republic,” he said.
President Mahama further noted that many SOEs have been plagued by inefficiencies, corruption, and mismanagement, leading to consistent financial losses. He cited the 2023 State Ownership Report by the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), which highlighted systemic inefficiencies and wasteful expenditures within these entities.
He therefore reaffirmed his commitment to reforming under-performing SOEs and ensuring they serve national interests.
He warned that loss-making SOEs will no longer be tolerated and will either be merged, privatised, or closed.
“I will assess you based on your performance. If you do not align with the pace of the reset agenda, you may be asked to step aside. If that adds to the horror movie, so be it,” he added.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
