The most recent episode to tarnish the Ghana Armed Force (GAF) brand was several troops who attacked a church, its pastor, and other members—one of whom was also a soldier—without cause.
The soldiers in question had gone to the Amasaman Achiaman Estate church to look for a man they thought might be inside, under the leadership of one WO2 Anto Yaw George of Base Ordinance Depot (BOD), Burma Camp, Accra, and Cpl Kanor Daniel, Number 201814 of the Training and Doctoring Command, along with some civilians.
Our investigations have shown that the reason for their visit is related to a land dispute they had with the aforementioned individual they were seeking for.
However, when they got to the church, the man in issue wasn't there. The pastor offered to contact him on his cell phone, but WO2 Anto launched his first assault by striking the phone out of the pastor's hand.
As if that weren't bad enough, a female churchgoer who also happens to be a soldier was smacked when she tried to stop the raging WO2 and her squad of guys by introducing herself.
She insisted that she is a military member who works with the armed forces, but that didn't stop these people.
The pastor then phoned the Amasaman Divisional Police Command to report the incident after realizing the nature of the attacks.
The two soldiers and their civilian companions sought to flee when they realized that the church had requested assistance from the police.
By closing off the highways until the police could arrive and apprehend the marauding band and transport them to the Amasaman Police Division, the church, however, prevented their escape.
According to sources at the Amasaman police station, Cpl. Kanor, a junior rank, made another effort to flee while inside the building but was unsuccessful.
The pastor in question has also alerted the Military Police at Burma Camp about the actions of WO2 Anto and his company of men, which included both soldiers and some civilians. The case is presently being investigated at the Amasaman Police Division.