Former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has raised serious questions about the operational control of the joint military–police deployments carried out on November 12, 2025, suggesting that constitutional authority may have been bypassed.
According to Amidu, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno publicly acknowledged during a media briefing that the operations were directed at the national security level, rather than being initiated under the Ghana Police Service’s constitutional mandate.
In a recorded statement cited by Amidu, the IGP reportedly said:
“From National Security level headed by the National Security Coordinator, the police and the military has launched a serious war on these miscreants.”
The operation, which took place in the Ahafo, Ashanti, and Volta Regions, reportedly resulted in over 400 arrests in towns including Hwidiem, Kenyasi, and Goaso. While Yohuno affirmed the arrests and scope of the raids, Amidu interpreted the IGP’s comments as a “confession” that he did not directly authorize the actions.
Amidu questioned the rationale for launching a separate security operation outside the regular investigative processes that the IGP had already ordered following earlier disturbances, which were in line with Article 202 of the 1992 Constitution. He suggested that the sequence of events points to an effort to present the IGP as the face of the operations while shielding the political authorities who actually authorized the deployment.
“The IGP’s own words indicate that operational control rested with National Security, not the Ghana Police Service,” Amidu said. He warned that this raises important concerns about accountability, transparency, and the constitutional roles of security institutions in managing law enforcement operations.
The remarks intensify ongoing scrutiny of the November 12 operations and the broader coordination between Ghana’s police, military, and national security apparatus.
