GHANIAN GIRL JOINS ISIS
Girl Joins ISIS Terror Group
A Ghanaian female, Shakira Mohammed, has also joined the ranks of the terrorist organization, Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS).
Refusing to go beyond this scanty detail about the female ISIS disciple as their investigations gather momentum, National Security managers yesterday told selected editors in a maiden engagement since the ISIS story broke out, to be circumspect in their reportage on the subject.
DAILY GUIDE has gathered from other sources however, that the lady in question hails from the northern part of the country and was until her departure domiciled in Tema.
Assurance
National Security Coordinator, Yaw Donkor, assured the nation that although the number of those joining the ranks of the dreaded terrorist organization could rise, 'There is no reason to fear. The ISIS recruitment could go up instead of coming down but currently the number of those who have joined them is only a handful,' adding that the social media are the main means of reaching out to those subscribing to the ISIS mentality.
Another reason why there should not be excessive fear about ISIS threat in the country is that, 'The current direction is outward. It is only when they are returning that we should worry.'
He confirmed the DAILY GUIDE story about 25-year-old Nazir Nortei Alema when he said, 'I can confirm the DAILY GUIDE story. Nazir and Rafik are gone. We are following other names.'
Giving a useful insight into the subject, he said the National Security Council was probing some tertiary institutions – 'suspect institutions' – as he put it, but explained that not all tertiary institutions are in the net.
Sources Of Recruitment
Public tertiary institutions have so far been sources of recruitment for ISIS, DAILY GUIDE has gathered; little wonder the national security apparatus has directed its attention to these locations in its continuing investigations.
Mr Yaw Donkor, exuding a reassuring confidence as he was supported by the National Security Advisor, Baba Kamara, cautioned the media and Ghanaians in general against stereotyping when dealing with the ISIS issue because 'we are all potential recruits.'
The issue, he urged, should not be limited to the Islamic community because it goes beyond that, adding that even before matters got to this stage the National Security Council had undertaken outreach programmes to alert people about the security threats posed by religious zealots.
While pointing at the negative role of the social media in the matter under review, the National Security Coordinator explained that not all members of such groups share extremist views.
A Ghanaian female, Shakira Mohammed, has also joined the ranks of the terrorist organization, Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS).
Refusing to go beyond this scanty detail about the female ISIS disciple as their investigations gather momentum, National Security managers yesterday told selected editors in a maiden engagement since the ISIS story broke out, to be circumspect in their reportage on the subject.
DAILY GUIDE has gathered from other sources however, that the lady in question hails from the northern part of the country and was until her departure domiciled in Tema.
Assurance
National Security Coordinator, Yaw Donkor, assured the nation that although the number of those joining the ranks of the dreaded terrorist organization could rise, 'There is no reason to fear. The ISIS recruitment could go up instead of coming down but currently the number of those who have joined them is only a handful,' adding that the social media are the main means of reaching out to those subscribing to the ISIS mentality.
Another reason why there should not be excessive fear about ISIS threat in the country is that, 'The current direction is outward. It is only when they are returning that we should worry.'
He confirmed the DAILY GUIDE story about 25-year-old Nazir Nortei Alema when he said, 'I can confirm the DAILY GUIDE story. Nazir and Rafik are gone. We are following other names.'
Giving a useful insight into the subject, he said the National Security Council was probing some tertiary institutions – 'suspect institutions' – as he put it, but explained that not all tertiary institutions are in the net.
Sources Of Recruitment
Public tertiary institutions have so far been sources of recruitment for ISIS, DAILY GUIDE has gathered; little wonder the national security apparatus has directed its attention to these locations in its continuing investigations.
Mr Yaw Donkor, exuding a reassuring confidence as he was supported by the National Security Advisor, Baba Kamara, cautioned the media and Ghanaians in general against stereotyping when dealing with the ISIS issue because 'we are all potential recruits.'
The issue, he urged, should not be limited to the Islamic community because it goes beyond that, adding that even before matters got to this stage the National Security Council had undertaken outreach programmes to alert people about the security threats posed by religious zealots.
While pointing at the negative role of the social media in the matter under review, the National Security Coordinator explained that not all members of such groups share extremist views.
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