Story by George Yawson Vineh
Policy think-tank, the Jatikay Centre for Human Security and Peace Building, hit out at the Ministry of the Interior following a disclosure by Interior Minister, Honorable Muntaka Mubarak, that several recruits have been dismissed from various security service training schools for using forged and doctored WASSCE certificates.
While Jatikay in a press statement welcomes the dismissals, they argue that simply sending fraudulent recruits home is a dangerous administrative failure that compromises the safety of the entire nation. They are calling for immediate criminal prosecutions and an urgent systemic audit.
It is a scandal that strikes at the very heart of Ghana’s national security infrastructure. Thousands of young citizens line up yearly for a chance to serve, yet individuals with fake credentials managed to beat the system, secure slots, and enter the nation’s highly sensitive training depots
The Jatikay Centre for Human Security and Peace Building is warning that this goes far beyond basic employment fraud. The think-tank notes that giving individuals who lack basic integrity access to state weapons, tactical intelligence, and restricted facilities poses a massive insider threat to public safety.
The organization in a press statement is questioning the lack of early verification mechanisms. In a digital era, Jatikay argues that the national recruitment portals should be directly integrated with the West African Examinations Council, or WAEC, to cross-check results before applicants ever set foot in a screening room. They claim it is deeply unjust that genuinely qualified youth are left stranded at home while fraudsters take up limited training slots.
The Jatikay Centre’s position remains unyielding:
“Verify before you recruit; Vet before you train; and Prosecute proven fraud.” This is their strong statement to the state.
As public pressure mounts, all eyes are now on the Ministry of the Interior and security heads to see if they will launch the demanded audit to uncover exactly how many fraudulent applications slipped through the cracks.
