The Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has revealed that thousands of rounds of military ammunition transferred from the Ghana Armed Forces to the National Security Secretariat in 2024 have not been accounted for.
He has therefore expressed outrage over the situation, questioning why such a magnitude of ammunition could be transferred to an agency that does not maintain an active fighting force.
Dr Omane Boamah made the revelation when he took his turn at the newly instituted programme by the government known as the “Government Accountability Series” on Monday, July 21, 2025.
He has therefore directed the National Security Secretariat to thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding the transfer of the ammunition and its current whereabouts, as it has not yet been accounted for
“The reality is that to date, those ammunitions have not been accounted for,” he emphasized.
Explaining why the issue must be investigated, he said, “How the Ghana Armed Forces could transfer ammunition to the National Security that doesn’t have a fighting force in 2024 is a question that has to be answered”.
Notwithstanding the irregular transfer of the thousands of rounds of military ammunition which have not been accounted for, he expressed optimism that “we have kept our nation safe and stable.”
The Ghana Armed Forces, he indicated, “has passed it [the investigation] on to the National Security Secretariat to investigate since they were the recipient.”
The Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah’s turn at the “Government Accountability Series” afforded him the opportunity to update the nation on the achievements of the government’s defence sector under the leadership of President Mahama.
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