Alexander Afenyo-Markin and Dr. Ernest Addison (right)
Director of Special Operations at the National Security Secretariat, Richard Jakpa, yesterday led about 20 armed men to raid the private residence of the former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison.
The break-in occurred yesterday morning, at the Roman Ridge residence of Dr. Addison in Accra.
According to Asaase News, the former BoG Governor was at home when the heavily armed men, some in balaclavas, wielding AK-47 semi-automatic rifles, showed up to conduct a search.
The report indicates that when the team from National Security first arrived at the property, they immediately disabled the CCTV system.
They then demanded that Dr Addison led them to the “vaults” in his house. According to Asaase News, the former Governor, told them that he had no vaults or any such cache of cash at home.
This did not, however, deter the security personnel, who, according to eyewitnesses, went ahead to allegedly ransack the house.
No vaults were found, and no large amounts of cash were also found. After their search yielded no results, they decided to take the CCTV monitor and control unit with them.
Dr Addison, his wife, and their entire family are said to be traumatized after the raid.
“This is the first time in the history of Ghana that such a thing is happening to a Governor of the Bank of Ghana. This is both scary and messy,” Dr. Addison said.
Afenyo-Markin Visits
Meanwhile, the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin paid a visit to Dr. Addison after the incident.
The Effutu MP reportedly expressed outrage at the raid and consoled the former BoG Governor promising to seek answers from the government.
This is the second time Mr. Jakpa has led a group of armed men to raid the home of high-profile former appointees of the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration since President John Mahama was sworn into office on 7 January 2025.
Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s longest-serving finance minister, was the first such high profile person whose home in Labone, Accra, was also raided by over 15 armed men on Monday, 10 February 2025.
The raid was captured on CCTV cameras installed at the property, and the footage was subsequently released to the public.
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