Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah, the chief executive officer of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), says Citi FM’s journalist Caleb Kudah should have apologised to the nation for his conduct.
Speaking on The Asaase Breakfast Show (ABS) on Friday (14 May), Nii Adjei Sowah said: “I think that he [Caleb Kudah] erred, and what he should have done was to apologise to the nation about his conduct.
“He has refused and he has succeeded in moving the conversation from his action to the reaction of the National Security.”
On Tuesday (11 May), national security operatives detained Kudah for allegedly filming on the premises of the National Security Ministry. He was released after questioning.
In a TV interview, Kudah alleged that he was manhandled before being questioned at the ministry.
“They took me to a police post, where I met DSP Azugu. But this time the gentleman had told everybody that I had come there and breached the protocols trying to cause problems.
Reverse slaps
“All the police officers there became agitated and aggressive towards me. So they took me to a smaller office and I showed them my ID and I told them that, ‘I am from Citi. I agree I shouldn’t have taken them: let’s delete it and please let me go.’ But they wouldn’t.
“He said, ‘Take his statement.’ He pushed me, I sat on the chair. They slapped me from the back. These are police officers, men in uniform. Some were bearded and had guns,” he recounted.
The National Security Ministry issued a statement saying it will investigate Kudah’s claims.
“The Ministry of National Security wishes to assure the public that appropriate actions shall be taken if the allegations are found to be true,” the statement said.
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