[ 2014-11-22 ]

Mahama dissolves NACOB Governing Board
The governing board of Ghana’s anti-drug agency,
the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB), has been
dissolved.
No official reason has been given for the decision
of president John Dramani Mahama, to dissolve the
board.
But the dissolution follows brazen exportation of
12.5 kilograms of cocaine through the Kotoka
International Airport by a Ghanaian/Austrian lady,
Nayele Ametefeh.
She was arrested by port security at Heathrow
Airport in London on November 10 this year with
the drugs in her hand luggage.
Following public outcry over the brazen nature of
her act and suspicions of official complicity,
NACOB issued a statement signed by its Deputy
Executive Secretary, Richard Nii Lante Blankson,
saying, “it is worthy to note that Ms. Nayele
Ametefe travelled on an Austrian passport number
P4187659 and not on Ghanaian Diplomatic passport
as being speculated. She also had in her
possession an ordinary Ghanaian passport number
G0364497 issued on 3rd August, 2012.”
The statement claimed that Nayele “was arrested
on the 10th of November, 2014 through the
collaborative effort of the Narcotics Control
Board (NACOB) and its British partners.”
But this was doubted by many including
Communications Minister Dr. Edward Omane who said,
until proven otherwise, he didn't believe the
claims of NACOB were true.
The president followed this up with the
dissolution of NACOB's governing board.
According to a release issued by the Chief of
Staff Prosper Bani, further actions "will follow
in due course".

Source - Joy News

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