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Dr. Benjamin Okyere Ankrah, a lecturer at the Central University in Accra, has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to direct the Military to discipline offenders of the COVID-19 protocols.

According to him, there should a Military presence across the nation to ensure no Ghanaian defies the protocols, particularly regarding the mandatory wearing of nose masks.

The COVID-19 situation in Ghana is horrifying as there is a sudden upsurge in the cases.

According to data released by the Ghana Health Service, the country's daily cases currently stands at 777 resulting in 5,786 active cases.

President Nana Akufo-Addo has warned of a possible lockdown should the citizenry become recalcitrant in observing the safety protocols.

He has also charged the security forces to enforce the protocols.

Contributing to Peace FM's "Kokrokoo", Dr. Otchere-Ankrah is of a strong view that soldiers should be seen at vantage points as part of the strategy to enforce the protocols.

To him, the presence of soldiers will help reduce the COVID-19 cases believing there will be no Ghanaian who will dare disregard wearing nose masks or falter in observing the precautionary measures to avoid contracting and spreading the disease.

''Ghana is blessed not to have wars. The lot of soldiers we're training are normally sent for peacekeeping in foreign countries. Why don't we employ their services? We could, for instance, send about 20 soldiers to Lapaz or 50 to Madina. They should just be stationed there and all they have to do is stand there with their gun wrapped around them'," he said.

He added it's about time to spread fear because that's one of the best tools, he believes, will change the Ghanaian behavior towards the disease saying ''at first, we said spread calm, not fear but right now, let's spread fear''.