Ghana’s national security ministry ignites old fears after fracas over photos
CALEB Kudah, a journalist with the Accra-based Citi TV, didn’t expect that an investigation into unused cars at the Ministry of National Security would kick a hornets’ nest in the country – the role of the country’s security apparatus. AVINASH PALIWAL, Senior Lecturer, International Relations, SOAS, University of London Kudah was investigating why cars purchased with public funds for distribution to transport unions had been abandoned at the premises of national security. Ghana’s security officials were unimpressed. They arrested Kudah, manhandled and cuffed him. They then took him to the premises of Citi TV offices intent on destroying evidence. They…