Minority demands Interior Minister briefing over rising violent crimes

The Minority in Parliament is pressing for an urgent appearance by the Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, in response to a worrying rise in violent crimes and suspected ritual killings reported across the country.

Raising the matter on the floor of Parliament on Saturday, July 26, Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh described the security situation as “alarming.”

Stating that the lives of ordinary Ghanaians were at risk. He stressed the need for swift and decisive government action, invoking Order 60 of the Standing Orders to request a closed-door briefing with the Minister.

His comments come on the back of a string of disturbing incidents that have left many citizens on edge.

Just this weekend, two students at Nalerigu Senior High School in the North East Region were shot dead by unknown gunmen. While some community members suspect a connection to the protracted Bawku conflict, security authorities have yet to establish a link.

In a similar incident, a student at Bawku Senior High School was reportedly targeted and killed in another shooting. Responding to this, the government has revised the existing curfew in Bawku. Hence, movement has been limited from 6 am to 2 pm daily in an attempt to de-escalate tensions.

Meanwhile, in the Ashanti Region, residents of Asawase were left shocked after an unidentified man was shot and killed on July 25 by two assailants on a motorbike.

The gunmen reportedly fled immediately after the attack. That incident came just days after the Kusasi Chief of the Ashanti Region was also gunned down in similar fashion.

With violent crimes spreading and communities growing increasingly anxious, the Minority is calling on the Interior Minister to explain what concrete steps are being taken to protect citizens and restore public confidence in Ghana’s internal security systems.