Covid -19 brutalities: Akufo- Addo warns unpatriotic Ghanaians over fake videos

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cautioned persons circulating  videos of alleged brutalities by security officials, saying they will be dealt with.
According to him, the videos were largely foreign, old and not new incidents by the by Ghanaian security personnel.
Although he described the act as unfortunate, he urged culprits to put a stop to it, adding that the law enforcement agencies are determined to locate the originators of these anti-social acts.
“I am extremely disturbed by the actions of a few, unpatriotic persons, who are deliberately passing off and circulating old videos of alleged brutality by members of the security agencies, largely of foreign origin, and presenting them as though they were new incidents by Ghanaian security personnel, which have occurred during the course of this past week,” he said.
“It is sad, it is unfortunate, and it must end. We should all be in this fight together, and there is nothing to be gained with widespread fabrication and distribution of such videos, whose sole aim is to create discontent, and undermine the trust of the population in the men and women of our security services. Who gains from such conduct? Nobody in their right senses! The law enforcement agencies are determined to locate the originators of these anti-social acts,” the President added.
Meanwhile, he said in the very few instances where members of the security agencies have employed the use of excessive force against the citizenry, in enforcing the restrictions on movement, the Inspector General of Police and the Chief of Defence Staff of the Armed Forces have taken steps to investigate such incidents, and, they have given him the assurance that, those found culpable, will be duly sanctioned.
“Thus far, the alleged wrongdoers have been withdrawn from the ongoing exercise. To enhance command and control, more senior officers have been deployed at the operational level, and each member of our security services participating in the exercise has been handed an aide-mémoire highlighting, essentially, the guidelines for the operation,” he said.
Ghana/Atinkaonline.com/ Porcia Oforiwaa Ofori