100 Ghanaians join ISIS – Minority
At least 100 Ghanaian migrants have joined the deadly terrorist group – the Islamic State – in Libya.
According
to the Minority in Ghana’s parliament, the figures were picked from a
report from the Libyan government through its attorney general.
Speaking
to the media Tuesday in Parliament, the Minority spokesperson on
Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa tasked the government to
collaborate with its Libyan counterpart to address the issue before it
escalates to Ghana.
He said the Ghanaian converts are “frontline
fighters” for ISIS, adding the West African country has been paired in
same category as Senegal, Gambia, Somalia, Chad, Niger, Eritrea and
Mali.
“What is more unnerving; the special enquiry found that
kidnappings of expatriates were mostly carried out by Islamic State
foreign fighters from Ghana, Turkey and Tunisia.
“This dreadful report highlights of which was presented to a packed
room of international journalists a few days ago must necessarily
trigger a number of immediate actions from our government – actions
which all Ghanaians must demand in our collective national interest,”
Mr. Ablakwa told the media.
The Minority is therefore calling on
the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government to “publicly react to this enquiry by
the Libyan attorney general’s office due to its grave ramifications to
Ghana’s image.”
He added: “Government must provide the needed
assurances to Ghanaians and our international security partners that
this matter is receiving very high level attention.”
The government is yet to respond to the issue.
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