Tension as 501 Ghanaian soldiers opt to join Boko Haram, ISIS

Over 500 Ghanaian soldiers have said they
are prepared to join Boko Haram and ISIS
– The soldiers say joining the terrorist
would be revenge for unfair dismissal
– They claim that there was so much fowl
play in the military boot camp from which
they were kicked away

File photo: Soldiers ready to join Boko Haram and ISIS over unfair dismissal from the army.

According to Ghana Web, the threat comes
after what the soldiers have termed an unfair
treatment after they were unceremoniously
dumped out of boot camp.
The recruits said even though some of their
colleagues were found wanting by the
instructors, they had never claimed the
training was too difficult as claimed by the
leadership of the training school, the basis
for which they were sent home.

Convener of the recruits Frank Antwi, in an
interview with Adom News said though they
could not complete their training, the
training they had before the unfortunate
dismissal from the training school is enough
to qualify them to be recruited into ISIS or
Boko Haram unless they are recalled into
the training school.
They believe they qualified but have been
dismissed wrongly as a result of other
considerations instead of their inability to
complete the required training.
But a Security Expert and Assistant Director
at the New York University, Dr Nicholas Nii
Okine has condemned the threat and
recommended that National Peace Council
and the intelligence agencies step in.
He is suggesting counseling and mini
reintegration process to re-tool them to
perform other duties for the state, cautioning
that this threat if not managed could be
disastrous.