Amid growing public anxiety over a disturbing wave of killings across the country, Minority Chief Whip, Hon. Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has demanded urgent answers and accountability from the Minister for the Interior. The lawmaker is calling for swift action and transparency in addressing what he described as a “national security emergency that can no longer be ignored.”
Rising reports of violent murders in various parts of Ghana have left communities shaken and security agencies scrambling for answers. From mysterious deaths in Accra and Kumasi to recent gruesome discoveries in parts of the Eastern and Northern Regions, the climate of fear has reached alarming levels. In Parliament on Thursday, Hon. Annoh-Dompreh expressed grave concern over the seeming inertia from the security apparatus.
“We are not at war, yet our citizens are dying in cold blood almost daily,” he said. “This is not a time for silence or political diplomacy. We need answers, and we need them now.”
Annoh-Dompreh questioned the effectiveness of recent security strategies and demanded an immediate briefing from the Minister for the Interior, Hon. Henry Quartey. According to him, the killings suggest an underlying breakdown in law enforcement and intelligence coordination.
“There is no justification for Ghanaians to go to bed with one eye open, wondering if they will see another day,” the Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP asserted. “If the Interior Minister and the IGP cannot reassure the public with tangible actions, then perhaps we need a reassessment of leadership in our security sector.”
The Minority Chief Whip also called for a bipartisan emergency committee to investigate the recent murders, urging the Ghana Police Service to increase visibility in crime-prone communities. He emphasized the importance of real-time updates from law enforcement and called for collaboration with community leaders and vigilante groups—within the law—to assist in intelligence gathering.
Several high-profile murders, including that of a young nurse in Bole, a businesswoman in Takoradi, and the recent killing of a chief in the Ashanti Region, have sparked outrage on social media and raised questions about the state’s capacity to protect its citizens.
Meanwhile, civil society organizations and human rights groups have also lent their voices to the calls for government intervention, urging a national dialogue on security reforms.
As tensions mount, all eyes are now on the Interior Minister to respond decisively to the Minority’s concerns and present a clear, actionable roadmap to curb the deadly trend gripping the nation.
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