We haven’t deployed soldiers to clear De-Eye militia – GAF

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has said it has not deployed any personnel to evict members of a militia group affiliated to the governing NPP, De-Eye Group, from the Christiansborg Castle as claimed in a Joy News report.

“GAF wishes to state categorically that it has not deployed any soldier to the Osu Castle for the stated purpose,” a statement from GAF said Saturday.

However, Joy News sources confirm that the offices of De-Eye -Group were locked up after the Joy News documentary, which detailed how the group uses the Castle for its training and operations, aired on Thursday.

Read the full statement from GAF below

RE- SOLDIERS CLEAR OUT DE-EYE GROUP OVER JOY NEWS EXPOSÉ

The attention of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has been drawn to a Ghanaweb.com story with the above headline on Friday 8 March 2019. The story which was sourced from Myjoyonline.com alleged some officials from the Jubilee House in the company of soldiers have gone to lock up the offices of the De-Eye Group.

GAF wishes to state categorically that it has not deployed any soldier to the Osu Castle for the stated purpose. Indeed no soldier has been assigned to follow any official to the former seat of Government for such an activity. This allegation is completely false.

Once again, we wish to urge the media to be circumspect in their reportage on the GAF at all times. The office of the Director of Public Relations is always open to the media to cross check their stories before they put them out.