Mr. Andy Appiah-Kubi, the Deputy Minister of Railways Development has expressed disappointment in DSP Samuel Azugu for his performance when he appeared before the Emile Short Commission, Monday.
DSP Azugu who led the SWAT team to the La-Bawaleshie electoral area during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election was interrogated for more than 2 hours when he took his turn at the 3rd sitting of the Commission.
Among the avalanche of questions thrown at him was why his men wore mask when they stormed the polling station, he said even though he doesn’t know why they wore the mask, the SWAT team often wear mask when they want to disguise themselves or when they want to prevent mosquito bites.
Speaking to this, the Deputy Minister who doubles as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante-Akim North Constituency in the Ashanti Region said: “the answers he was giving shows he doesn’t even know what he was doing; he needs to be given more training. I felt so embarrassed listening to him; giving an answer to why the men were wearing mask . . . there could be a reason for doing so but I don’t know why he was giving such lame excuse; that they were trying to prevent mosquitoes . . .”
Mr Appiah Kubi was speaking on Class FM, Tuesday morning.
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My gracious! Wearing masks to prevent mosquitoes bite? This must be recorded in the Guinness book of records as "the most unintelligent answer to a sensible question."
DSP Azugu morning s not intelligent at all. How can an embarrassment of a police head a Special Police Team? I believe he has no IQ.
Mr Minister, How could you make a sweeping statement like that. I am also ashamed at your lack of intellect as it clearly shows you never listened to the probe. Tat aspect you are alluding to came at last explanations the police officer. Do you remember when he spoke of their operations at the beach and all. Next time be mature and never let your job swells your empty head. You an MP and so what
I WAS LIKEWISE UNENTHUSED ABOUT DSP AZUGU TESTIMONY. AT FIRST I PITIED HIM FOR HIS INABILITY TO BE FLUENT IN LANGUAGE. I THOUGHT EITHER HE HAD SPEECH IMPEDIMENT OR HAD NO CONTROL OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. MANY IN THE PAST WERE PREJUDICED ABOUT POLICE AS BEING NOT WELL EDUCATED. THIS IS NOT THE CASE TODAY. OTHER THREE POLICE OFFICERS COULD BE WELL UNDERSTOOD, THOUGH GEORGE ASARE WAS ILLOGICAL AND UNPROFESSIONAL IN SOME OF HIS NARRATIONS AND ACTIONS. DSP AZUGU IS THE PRIME WITNESS IN THE AYAWASO SHOOTING INCIDENT. NO MATTER WHAT EVIDENCE IS PROVIDED BY ANY OTHER PERSON EVERYTHING BEGINS AND ENDS WITH HIM. HE WAS THE ACTION MAN, THE CENTER OF THE CONTROVERSY AND HIS ARTICULATION WAS VITAL MANY A TIMES HE ANSWERED HIS OWN QUESTIONS AND NOT THAT OF THE COMMISSION. HE APPEARED NOT TO UNDERSTAND SOME TERMS AS MUCH AS WE DID NOT UNDERSTAND HIS. HE MADE HIMSELF TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AND GOT ENTANGLED IN UNNECESSARY EXCHANGE OF PLEASANTRIES WITH NDC POLITICIANS. ONE HOWEVER, CANNOT IGNORE THE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION HE PROVIDED. SOME OF HIS MEN WORE MASKS BECAUSE THEY MIGHT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN GATHERING INTELLIGENCE FOR THE OPERATION. THEY WORE CERTAIN UNIFORM TO IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES IN THE OPERATION, IN CASE SOMEBODY HAD WANTED TO INFILTRATE TO MINGLE WITH THEM. THE BANN ON THE USE OF MORTORBIKES AS AGREED BY PARTIES WITH SECURITY AND EC WAS BROKEN BY NDC WHO MOVED WITH SAM GEORGE. SOME NDC TAGS ON MOTOR BIKES OUTSIDE AYAWASO WERE BROUGHT TO THERE WITH THE CLAIM TO PROVIDE SECURITY TO NDC. HIS MEN SHOT SIX WARNINGS AND THE OTHER SHOTS CAME FROM THE COMPOUND IN QUESTION OF SEARCH. HE HAD TO RETRIEVE TO AVOID SERIOUS BLOOD SHED AND FATALITIES. MISSION OF SEARCH NOT ACCOMPLISHED. THE PREVIOUS POLICE OFFICERS HOWEVER WAS VERY FLUENT AND COULD BE WELL UNDERSTOOD . BUT THAT WAS HE DID NOT HAVE
Leave DSP Azugu alone. Listen to his testimony very carefully beyond the mosquito analogy that he made clear it was but for some cheap media expediency seeks to limit his testimony on to that. Almost all others that had appeared before him denied or l1ed about the information on the SWAT except himself. The man was not the most eloquent of witnessed and it was obvious he even struggled to understand some of the questions. Looking at what the hawks have done in ksi should tel us that intelligence work should not be joked with whether the the police, SWAT or marauders wear from masks, bikinis, skirts or whatever. It's easy for a politician like you to sit, and talk.
When you politicians manipulate the police, how do you expect any response better than what he has given. It is you the politician who has put him in such embarrassing situation to lie.
And how does that have to be your concern? NPP MPs should learn to stay in their lane all the time.