Three retired South African Police Officers have been picked up at Agona Duakwa in the Central Region for allegedly engaging in activities that threaten the nation�s security.
The three � Major Ahmed Shaik (retd), 54; Warrant Officer Denver Dwahye, 33, and Captain Mlungiseli Jokani, 45 � were picked up at the EL-Capitano Hotel where they had been based since arriving in the country early this month.
They were said to be training some young people in various security drills, including unarmed combat, weapon handling, VIP protection techniques and rapid response manoeuvres.
Delta Force
Although the suspects had initially indicated that they were training the young men for the owner of the hotel, Captain Kwesu Acquah (retd), who is also the owner of Delta Force Security Company Limited, the leader of the group, Major Hazus, was reported to have told interrogators that they were brought in by unnamed retired military officer to train young men as body guards and a rapid response for some politicians and political parties.
Highly placed security sources revealed that Hazis had also indicated that he was in Ghana in 2012 for similar purposes. The sources said considering the heightened security alert, the suspects would be thoroughly interrogated. They said a perusal of their passports also indicated that the visas issued to them were business visas.
�The visas did not entitle them to engage in any kind of contract or business as they were found to be engaged in,� one of the sources explained. Profile of STL The sources said when a search was conducted in their rooms, a comprehensive report on the operations of Superlock Technologies Limited (STL) was found in Hazis� possession.
The STL is the company engaged by the Electoral Commission (EC) for the transmission of collated results to the EC during the 2012 general election. They said the document contained a detailed profile of all the workers of STL, both past and present, and identified key staff members, assessing their strengths and vulnerabilities. The source said Hazis denied authoring the document but he could not explain where he got it from.�
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