The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has strongly condemned the alleged kidnapping of Madam Sylvia Patience Baah, the Emirates Airlines Airport Manager in Accra, by operatives of the National Security Secretariat and the National Investigations Bureau (NIB).
The incident, which reportedly occurred on November 21, 2024, has drawn widespread criticism. According to the NDC, Madam Sylvia Baah was abducted at the entrance of her residence, blindfolded, handcuffed, and forcibly taken away in an unmarked vehicle. She was allegedly subjected to physical abuse and endured a traumatic two-hour journey to an undisclosed location, where she was detained for nearly 24 hours. Reports indicate that she was eventually abandoned in a bush near Ashaiman.
The opposition party has linked the abduction to a conflict between Madam Sylvia Baah and three individuals: Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the Director General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB); Benjamin Ansah, the Operations Director of the NSB; and Rashida Saani, identified as a businesswoman with influential ties. The altercation is believed to have occurred in the line of Sylvia Baah’s professional duties, with the abduction seen as retaliation.
The NDC in a statement on Wednesday, November 27, criticized the incident as emblematic of the “reign of terror” under the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration, accusing the government of enabling lawlessness and state-sponsored violence. According to the party, the actions of certain individuals within the national security apparatus have undermined public safety and tarnished Ghana’s international image.
Calling for immediate action, the NDC urged the Inspector-General of Police to expedite investigations into the matter and ensure0 that all those involved are arrested and prosecuted. The party emphasized the need for impartial and transparent investigations to restore public confidence in the nation’s security institutions.
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NDC CONDEMNS KIDNAPPING OF EMIRATES AIRLINES AIRPORT MANAGER BY NATIONAL SECURITY OPERATIVES.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has followed keenly recent reports of the kidnapping of madam Sylvia Patience Baah, the Emirates Airlines Airport Manager in Accra, by operatives of the National Security Secretariat and the National Investigations Bureau (NIB).
Madam Sylvia Baah was said to have been abducted at the entrance to her residence in Accra on 21st November, 2024, blindfolded, handcuffed and bundled into an unknown vehicle by a team of hoodlums belonging to the National Security and National Investigations Bureau.
She is reported to have been manhandled and subjected to a harrowing ordeal in the hands of these bandits who drove her over two hours to an unknown location. She was detained for nearly 24 hours, threatened and subsequently abandoned at a bush close to Ashaiman.
The abduction of madam Sylvia Baah is said to have been linked to three individuals, namely, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the Director General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Benjamin Ansah, Operations Director of the NSB, an agency of the National Security Council, and one Rashida Saani Nasamu, described as a ‘powerful waakye seller’.
These individuals are said to have had an altercation with madam Sylvia Baah in the line of her professional duties. Sylvia’s subsequent abduction is seen as an act of retribution for stepping on the toes of these persons and other powerful individuals within the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia NPP government.
This incident, which has outraged many Ghanaians, has once again highlighted the abuse and misuse of power under the lawless Akufo-Addo/Bawumia NPP government.
For eight (8) years, Ghanaians have witnessed a reign of terror in which certain miscreants within the national security apparatus, have continuously taken the law into their own hands to unleash state-sponsored terrorism on innocent civilians.
The NDC condemns in no uncertain terms, this brazen impunity and outright lawlessness by supposed officers of law enforcement and state security.
This incident has brought enormous embarrassment to Ghana and has once again underscored the fact that Ghanaians are not safe under this regime of terror.
The NDC hereby calls on the Inspector-General of Police to expedite investigations into this matter. We demand immediate impartial and transparent investigations leading to the arrest and prosecution of all persons associated with this dastardly incident to serve as a deterrent to others.
In the next ten (10) days, Ghanaians will be voting for change, to bring back into office the Nation-Builder, H.E. John Dramani Mahama and the NDC. This change will restore social justice and the rule of law in Ghana. Above all, the NDC will work to restore the trust of Ghanaians in our law enforcement agencies and guarantee the safety and security of all Ghanaians.
