{"id":11814,"date":"2014-04-09T02:30:39","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T02:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=11814"},"modified":"2014-04-08T20:45:42","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T20:45:42","slug":"consistent-comprehensive-measures-needed-to-fight-terrorism-security-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=11814","title":{"rendered":"Consistent, comprehensive measures needed to fight terrorism – Security analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"20120229-193856\"<\/a>A security analyst, Prosper Nii Addo Nortey is urging West African countries especially Ghana, to make consistent and comprehensive efforts in fighting terrorism.<\/p>\n

He revealed that terrorist groups are very unpredictable and \u201cthey strike anytime but they also want their activities to be significant and news worthy…and they also want to strike unawares.\u201d<\/p>\n

His caution follows a statement made by Interior Minister; Kwesi Ahwoi stating that West Africa has the potential of becoming a terrorist region if conscious efforts are not made to destroy terrorist sects in the continent.<\/p>\n

He said terrorist sects operating in the sub-region including Asar Dine in Mali and Boko Haram in Nigeria were reminders that the West African region was not insulated from terrorism.<\/p>\n

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadr\u00e9 D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Ouedraogo has also indiacted that the war against terrorism in the West African sub-region can only be won through good governance and eradication of youth unemployment<\/p>\n

Mr. Nortey on Eyewitness News<\/strong> called for continental and national involvement to minimize the activities of terrorists.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to make sure that we are able prevent and even if t does happen, minimize the impact of these terrorists and their activities within the sub-region and also the continent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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