Dr Ishmael Norman, President and CEO of the Institute for Security, Disaster, and Emergency Studies (ISDES), has described the Ministry of National Security's appointment of some popular Ghanaian musicians and others as Anti-Terrorism Ambassadors for the 'See Something Say Something' campaign as "funny and irrelevant."
Terrorism is not a music award that should have advocates, according to Alfred Ocansey on 3FM Sunrise Morning Show on Tuesday June 7.
"Terrorism isn't a Grammy Award." Nominating anti-terrorism ambassadors is both incorrect and ineffective. Leaving aside the amusing circumstance, I hope Honorable Kan Dapaah does not continue to nominate persons. He remarked, "It's not the way to go, it's not the Ghana Music Awards."
Terrorism, according to Dr. Norman, is an instrumental conflict in which terrorists pick whatever theater from which to operate. It's unlikely that they'll attack in a church the next time. A church will not be attacked by bandits since some of the assailants are breakaway organizations who use terrorism to earn cash.
"Bandits will not target a church that lacks funds." Dr. Norman stated, "They will attack institutions where they can obtain money, so our preparedness should be multidimensional."
He further stated that while it is fortunate that National Security Minister Kan Dapaah is in the north, the terrorists would not necessarily strike Ghana in the north.
It will take place in the interior and will be spectacular since Ghana's coastline is porous, allowing terrorists to enter by water, necessitating increased security and monitoring.
Dr. Ishmael Norman believes that Ghana has escaped assault as a result of Ex-President John Mahama's smart choice to accept the GITMO TWO.
He went on to say that all mass casualty occurrences have a finite shop life and a finite number of injuries. So, even if there is a terrorist assault in Ghana, we must not retreat but continue with our operations. "Let us not be terrified; let us be prepared and get ourselves ready," he said, emphasizing that it might happen anywhere.
Dr. Norman advises that churches have armed security guards, and it may have come to the point where the right to bear weapons must be universal, since if church members have firearms in the church, assailants posing as churchgoers will be scared to attack them.
The security expert also warned that security agents in Ghana should be concentrated in the north, where the National Security has identified some suspicious movement of some people, because terrorists may misdirect security attention, as it is always a tactical to thrill the enemy in strategic warfare.
On the general public's degree of comprehension of the current security scenario, Dr. Norman believes that the Ghanaian community is not mature enough to comprehend what is going on. He agrees that public education with the "See Something, Say Something" program is behind schedule and lacks the necessary money to get it up and running.