Former Attorney General Martin Amidu has questioned the legality and intent of the coordinated police–military operations conducted at dawn on 12 November 2025, suggesting they may have violated citizens’ constitutional rights.
In a detailed statement, Amidu argued that the raids were not connected to the ongoing investigations already mandated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) into incidents such as the Bronikrom–Hwidiem confrontation, the Ehi police station vandalism, and the EPA–Dadwene incident. According to him, these investigations were sufficient to address the matters, making the dawn operations unnecessary.
“The evidence does not indicate that the raids targeted suspects involved in the earlier incidents,” Amidu stated. He described the deployments as potentially revenge-driven, involving mass arrests and screenings that infringed on the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens.
Amidu cited briefings given to personnel before the operation, which reportedly instructed officers to remain “firm and robust” while avoiding filming or sharing any information. A media report quoted a commander as saying, “The locations will be disclosed as we go… no personnel is supposed to be seen taking videos or sending WhatsApp messages.”
The former AG argued that the operations appeared deliberately covert and intimidating, raising concerns about transparency and accountability. He added that criticism escalated after videos of the raids circulated online, prompting officials to justify the actions as measures to curb indiscipline, a rationale he said fails to meet constitutional and legal standards.
Amidu maintained that the raids lacked legal basis, did not satisfy the threshold of reasonable suspicion, and risked undermining public trust in law enforcement agencies tasked with safeguarding citizens’ rights.
