Ghana’s Vigilante Groups Increase From 27 to 72 – Security Expert

The number of vigilante groups operating in the country has increased from 27 to about 72, as captured under the Vigilantism and Related Offences Act 2019 (Act 999), a security analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa, has indicated.

According to him, most of these groups were no longer operating as vigilante groups as they had changed to become registered private security agencies, while some serve as escorts for political parties, which made it difficult to identify them.

Dr Bonaa has, therefore, called on the…