NPP gov't sets up anti-coup unit

The Ghanaian Democrat says contrary to the wild denials by the NPP Minister of Defence, Dr Kwame Addo-Kufuor, that the party intend forming their own unit in place of the 64 Infantry Regiment, it has reliably learnt that an anti-coup unit is at a formative stage.

Members of the unit, mainly drawn from the 2ND Battalion of Infantry at Apremdo, Sekondi, also include a few soldiers handpicked from other units. “The tribal flavour was very strong in the selection,” says the Democrat.

The paper says its investigations revealed that the nucleus of the unit is currently in training at the Shai-hills.

Code-named, ‘Exercise Monkey Hill’, the anti-coup unit is under the command of Captain Diabene from 2 BN and is said to be enjoying special treatment, having all logistics at its disposal.

The NPP government reportedly, has an elaborate programme for the unit with further training in batches abroad strongly on the cards.

With the 64 infantry regiment now in a quagmire, following the decision of the authorities to dismantle it, the NPP anti-coup unit is on the verge of assuming a more prominent role in the Ghana Armed Forces.