The General Officer Commanding the Ghana Armed Forces Northern Command, Brigadier General Worlanyo Agbebo, has urged personnel of state security agencies at Ghana’s northern borders to build stronger working relationships centred on their mutual responsibility to safeguard the country.
During a visit to key border posts as part of the Armed Forces’ quarterly long-range border patrols, General Agbebo said it is only through enhanced collaboration that the security agencies can collectively defend the country.
“Our inter-service cooperation must be enhanced. We must continue to work together for Mother Ghana. We are working towards the same cause but wearing different uniforms,” General Agbebo said.
General Agbebo led the long-range patrol team from Nakong in the Upper East Region through to Wa, making stops at the Gwollu, Fielmon and Hamile border positions, where he interacted with personnel of the Customs Division and the Ghana Immigration Service.
While he commended the personnel for the courage and resilience, General Agbebo urged them to be professional in the discharge of their duties at all times and remain alert and share vital information about suspicious movements to ensure appropriate responses.
The Armed Forces undertook the quarterly patrols in the Upper West Region after successfully conducting the same exercise in the Upper East Region.
During these patrols, the Armed Forces educated residents of border communities on the “See Something, Say Something” campaign and encouraged them to share credible intelligence that could lead to the dismantling of criminal elements along the border.
The border patrols form part of sustained efforts by the Ghana Armed Forces to dismantle suspected sleeper cells and strengthen security along Ghana’s borders with Burkina Faso and Togo amid threats of violent extremism in the sub-region.
Troops, mounted on motorbikes and supported by vehicles, regularly conduct such patrols while engaging local communities.
By Castro Senyalah
