Minister of state in charge of National Security at the Presidency, Bryan Acheampong, has insisted that De-Eye Group cannot be described as a militia because its operations pose no threat to the state.
According to him, checks by security apparatus suggest the group is a mere recruitment company that seeks employment opportunities for its members.
The Minister further explained that though government knew about the end of year party that was held at the Christiansborg Castle, it had no idea the venue was being used as the training grounds of the group.
He said, Commander of the De-Eye Group, Nana Wireko who is a former Bodyguard of President Nana Akufo-Addo started the company at his former secretariat at the Castle “where we warned him on two occasions and arrested him, threw him out of the office and shut it down in October on our third encounter with him”.
“It has not come to our notice that he’d had access to the office since. Their new office is located at Dzowulu. We are also aware that due to their extensive marketing efforts on TV, radio, website and their placement success rate, a lot of unsuspecting unemployed continued to visit the castle in search of De-Eye group. At NO time did we see these people conducting any training regime that we will consider a security threat,” the Minister disclosed in a statement on his Facebook timeline.
Read Mr. Acheampong’s statement below:
We did all the works and assured ourselves that De Eye group was not a Vigilante Group(truest form and interpretation), Militia, or criminal organization.
Importantly we did not classify or see thier operation as a threat to the state and or government.
Indeed we are privy to every facet of thier operations which primarily involves
1. Soliciting young unemployed persons
2. Writing to companies and agencies for job openings
3. Seeking to Place thier young unemployed clients into employment opportunities
4. Charging them a fee for their services
We are also aware that Nana Wireko alias Choman started his company from his former Secretariat at the castle where we warned him on two occasions and arrested him, threw him out of the office and shut it down in October on our third encounter with him.
It has not come to our notice that he’d had access to the office since.
Thier new office is located at Dzowulu
We are also aware that due to thier extensive marketing efforts on TV, radio, website and thier placement success rate, a lot of unsuspecting unemployed continued to visit the castle In search of De Eye group.
At NO time did we see these people conducting any training regime that we will consider a security threat.
We were aware of thier end of year party at the castle gardens. But No one, nobody, seeing these innocent job seeking young men and women can conclude that they are a vigilante group or militia. Infact they don’t pass for a school cadet.
Those responsible for managing the castle lawn must answer why they allowed these people on thier space. Since its no longer a security installation our interest ended when we determined the purpose of gathering and satisfied ourselves extensively that they pose no threats.
You can be sure, that we have the men, masked and unmasked to suppress any threat to our peace and security if indeed there is one.
By: Kekeli Kuatsenu/awakenewsonline