Former Managing Director of the STC, Nana Akomea
Former Managing Director of the State Transport Company (STC), Nana Akomea, has expressed strong displeasure over the alleged raid at the home of DSP Issahaku Yakubu, the former Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
Speaking in an interview on Peace FM on April 7, 2025, Nana Akomea said he was shocked that security officials would break into the home of a fellow officer and carry out such actions.
He noted that if this could happen to a serving security official, then no Ghanaian is safe.
“If you go to someone’s home and the person is not there, do you break down his gate, all his doors, enter his rooms, and scatter all his things? This is thievery; armed robbers engage in things like this.
“I heard that it was the National Security who did this, and it left me wondering, should National Security be engaging in things like this? Because this dents the image of the institution. This is Ghana’s National Security… this is very troubling, and I have not heard the National Security say they were responsible for it.”
He added, “The issue is very troubling. If it is true that National Security did this, is that how they should be operating, breaking into people’s homes? Eii! This ADC is a police officer. If National Security can go into his home, break down the gate, and break down doors to do what they did to a serving police officer, then who is safe in Ghana?”
About the alleged raid:
Individuals who reportedly identified themselves as National Security operatives allegedly raided the residence of the former ADC to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
According to a report by metrotvonline.com, eyewitnesses claimed the operatives used force to break into the residence.
“Witnesses reported that the operatives used force to break down the gate of the residence, despite the absence of any prior notice or clear explanation for their actions. Once inside, the operatives proceeded to destroy the doors to the main bedrooms, further escalating the situation.
“Inside the home, the damage was extensive. The operatives reportedly ransacked the rooms, scattering personal belongings and causing considerable destruction. Even the contents of a mini mosque within the house were not spared from the chaos. The operatives removed the hard drive of the CCTV cameras from the premises,” the report noted.
This is not the first time operatives from National Security have raided the private residences of former government officials.
On March 19, 2025, a team of heavily armed men led by Richard Jakpa, Director of Special Operations at the National Security Secretariat, stormed the home of former Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr Ernest Addison.
Similarly, on February 11, 2025, the residence of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta was also raided by security personnel.
He was, however, out of the country at the time the operation was carried out.
Watch Nana Akomea’s remarks in the video below:
BAWUMIA ADC’s House Raid: We Are Not Safe in Our Country Anymore – Nana Akomea#Kokrokoo pic.twitter.com/NoyRK5xACh
— PEACE 104.3 FM (@Peace1043fm) April 8, 2025
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