Security has been beefed up at Ghana’s border crossings as the threat of terrorists attack heightens in the country.
The Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Mr Francis Palmdeti, told reporters on Sunday that the entire security system had been put on high alert.
The precautionary measures come in the wake of a security alert issued by the National Security Council over a possible terror attack on Ghana.
“The service has also stepped up profiling and screening at all entry points – approved, unapproved and suspected entry points – to ensure that security is not in any way compromised,” he said.
“We are in a state of perpetual alertness,” he said.
“The National Security Council on the basis of briefings by the intelligence agencies and partners, has determined that there is a credible terrorist threat to all countries in the sub-region. Already there have been attacks in Mali, Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso.
He said the GIS would continue to up its activities and would restrict the entry and exit of persons with questionable credentials.
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