A Senior Researcher on African Peace and Security at the Institute of Security Studies based in Nairobi, Andrews Atta-Asamoah has agreed with the government on rejecting to pay ransom for the release of Ghanaians held hostage by Somali pirates.
Government has faced criticism from the masses after it stated that it will not pay the one million dollar ransom to the Somali pirates.
According to the government, paying the ransom will serve as a precedence to other terrorist groups to attack Ghanaians elsewhere.
Speaking to Citi News, security expect, Atta Asamoah said although it may put the government in the bad light with the masses, it is the right thing to do in the immediate context.
He however stated there are implication for this action as much as there is for agreeing to pay the ransom.
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