[ 2014-11-21 ]

Heads must roll at NACOB over cocaine scandal – Aning
Security Analyst, Dr. Kwesi Aning, has said heads
must roll at the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB)
over the latest cocaine scandal to establish the
credibility of the institution.

Dr Aning has also urged NACOB to immediately
clarify whether it truly collaborated with the UK
officials in the arrest of Nayele Ametefe with
12kg of cocaine in her suitcase.

“Heads should not only roll, we need to let
heads roll but even more importantly to ensure
that we can bring the credibility of the
institution back on track,” Dr Aning told Starr
News Friday.

In a statement to the media, NACOB stated that Ms.
Ametefe was arrested on the 10th of November,
2014, through its collaborative effort with its
British partners.

NACOB also added that Ametefeh travelled on an
Austrian passport and not with a Ghanaian
diplomatic passport.

But the British High Commission in Ghana has
issued a statement discounting that Ametefeh was
apprehended due to the collaborative efforts of
the two countries.

The statement categorically stated that “UK
authorities had no prior knowledge of the
intentions of Ms Nayele Ametefeh before flying
from Accra to London on 9/10 November.”

Speaking on the Starr Midday News, Friday, Aning
said UK’s statement discredits NACOB and damages
the reputation of Ghana.

“NACOB should issue an explanatory statement as
quickly as possible because if an institution with
the reputation of NACOB, has been caught in the
fabrication of facts, then I think Ghana’s
reputation has been considerably damaged than the
actual transportation of drugs,” Dr. Aning
said.

He added “Its [NACOB] credibility has been
questioned and it’s important for NACOB itself
as an institution and certainly for government as
well to ensure that we get an explanation as
quickly as possible.

“There are several explanations that NACOB must
come up with and they must be quick and they must
be very convincing this time round...It’s not
only disturbing but terribly disappointing”.

Source - Starrfmonline

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