Police in the Central Region on Thursday
picked up thirteen Pakistani nationals at Assin Fosu over suspicion that they could be terrorists.
The thirteen who claim to be Ahmadiyya sect missionaries are said to have arrived in the
country six months ago and have been
preaching in villages across the country.
They were picked up Thursday morning while
moving from Assin Nyankomase to Assin Fosu
in the Central Region.
Assin Fosu District Police Commander, DSP
Samuel Lawson, told Joy News the foreigners
are currently in the custody of the Ghana
Immigration Service while investigations
continue.
He revealed his unit picked up the thirteen
Pakistani nationals upon a tipoff around
9:00am Thursday, however, during
interrogation, police could not tell if they were
in the country legally or not.
They subsequently called in the Ghana
Immigration Service to check whether their
status in the country, DSP Lawson said.
Meanwhile, the Immigration Service told Joy
News its preliminary investigations indicate
that there is no cause for alarm.
Raymond Bahey, who speaks for the Ghana
Immigration Service Training School in the
Central Region, said their investigations
confirm the claim by the Pakistanis that they
are on a mission to preach Islam to
communities across the country.
“However, investigations are still ongoing so
whatever it is it will surely come out,” he
assured, urging public calm.
The Pakistani nationals have since been
transferred to the Cape Coast Regional
headquarters of the Immigration Service for
further investigations, Bahey revealed.
Ghana has been on high security alert after
attacks on its neighbours – Burkina Faso and
Cote DÍvoire – and other countries on the
West African sub-region.
The National Security Council has called for
public vigilance, stating a terror threat in
Ghana is credible.
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