Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has alleged that National Security operatives who raided the residence of former Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, on Wednesday, March 19, stole valuables, including cash and jewelry.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, March 20, Afenyo-Markin claimed that the operatives, led by Richard Jakpa, Director of Special Operations at the National Security Secretariat, took an undisclosed amount of money from Dr. Addison’s bedroom.
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He further alleged that earrings and necklaces belonging to Dr. Addison’s wife were also stolen.
“Some GHC10,000 on his bed could not be found. So some of these hungry party foot soldiers they use who parade themselves as National Security Operatives are after all perhaps not being paid, and they use this opportunity to steal,” Afenyo-Markin said.
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“The governor’s wife’s earrings and necklaces were also not traced. They couldn’t be found. In other words, those operatives stole these earrings and necklaces. Ghana is a matured democracy, and we should do better.”
The raid, which took place at Dr. Addison’s private residence in Roman Ridge, Accra, has raised concerns over the actions of security operatives under the NDC administration.
Afenyo-Markin also pointed out at the press conference that this was not an isolated case, recalling a similar raid on former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s residence in February 2025.
He urged civil society groups and human rights organizations to condemn what he described as a dangerous pattern of political persecution.
