A National Security Operative, Bright Ernest Akomea, popularly known as ‘Double‘ has denied being a member of the New Patriotic Party pro-vigilante group, Invincible Forces.
According to Double,
he has never been a member of the force but only works as an operative
with the National Security at the Kotoka International Airport.
Taking his turn at the Emile Short Commission, Double
stated that he was surprised at the allegations made against him by the
Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George Nartey when he
appeared at the Commission.
According to him, the allegations by the legislator are false.
Double
as he is popularly called, has been accused by Sam George of being
among the National Security operatives who fired gunshots at a crowd
during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-elections in January.
The Ningo Prampram MP accused Double of being an Invincible Force member who has been recruited by party officials into National Security.
But the General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu on Monday said he knows Double only as a member of the NPP and a National Security operative but not as a member of Invincible Forces.
“I know him to be a member of the NPP but I don’t know for a fact that
he is a member of Invincible Forces,” he said when he appeared before
the Commission
Narrating why he was at the scene although stationed at the airport, Double said he was assigned there by DSP Azugu to monitor and control affairs at the elections by providing security.
Asked why he was assigned outside his post, Double
indicated that National Security Operatives often get assignments
outside their post and that happened in the case of the Ayawaso West
Wuogon by-election.
He further purported that he didn’t know they were heading to the house
of the NDC parliamentary candidate but only got to know when they had a
scuffle with the people there.