National Security operative interdicts soldier over assault

The National Security has interdicted Mr. Nana Osei-Tutu who reportedly assaulted Warrant Officer WOI Mashud Salia.

Mr. Osei Tutu who is also an officer of the Bureau of National Communications for National Security allegedly assaulted Warrant Officer Salia on Wednesday, November 25, 2020.

His interdiction was after the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo instructed the National Security to do so.

This was however contained in a press statement issued by the Ministry for Information on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, and signed by the sector minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.

“The President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has learnt with dismay reports of an attack on a soldier by an official of the Bureau of National Communications of the National Security Council Secretariat, Gerard Nana Osei-Tutu.”

“Upon the President’s instruction, the Ministry responsible for National Security has interdicted, with immediate effect, the said Mr. Gerard Nana Osei-Tutu and has commenced a full investigation into the incident.”

The statement further added, “The military constitutes a key layer in the country’s security architecture. Any infringement on the institution and its officers will not be tolerated.”