But unfortunately, the number politically recruited persons who are there to sought the political interest of their political parties are gradually swelling and if care is not taken there will be an explosion sooner than later. We however, must take not that the are very professional and well trained members of our security institutions. We all heard the ridiculous narration of how such a person with zero knowledge about security had two weeks training and became a National Security Officer. A specific case in recent time was the so called National Security operative called "Double" who assaulted a member of parliament during the Ayawaso West Wugon parliament byelection. They take advantage of their being in the security uniforms to brutalise citizens deem to have belonged to their political leanings. Party security operatives and grassroots activists have infiltrated the security services and are biased in dealing with citizens. Unfortunately, over the years since Ghana's 000return to the so called democracy, politicians have turned the security institutions into employment avenues for party foot soldiers. How did we get to the point where civilians no longer fear nor respect the military? Respect they say is give and take, in other words respect is earned not demanded. Gone were the days when the mention of the military strikes a sense of fear and professionalism.
We've heard reports of soldiers engaging in landguard activities, 'galamsey' activities, armed robberies, indiscriminate shooting of unarmed civilians etc.
In recent years, there have been several reports of the military being involved in all manner of unprofessional and criminal conducts.
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