The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee and MP for Wa West, Peter Lanchene Toobu, has expressed his support for Ghana's security agencies in their fight against insurgencies and their commitment to national security.

This statement follows reports that Islamist militants from Burkina Faso are reportedly utilizing parts of northern Ghana for logistical and medical purposes amidst their ongoing insurgency.

Mr Toobu called on Ghanaians to have confidence in the nation's security forces and to acknowledge the significant yet often invisible efforts being made to keep the country secure.

“The Accra initiative is an initiative with Burkina Faso, Niger and other countries in the Sahel region, who are involved and we share so much information for the sole stability of this region. In the parlance of security, it’s not every information that we see on the surface like that.

“Whatever it is, if you wake up in the morning and there’s still peace, you should know that somebody behind the scenes has worked so hard for you to have that peace. Probably you don’t know what they do, you may be thinking from the superficial things that you see, the off-scenes you see. What we are saying is that there are a lot of things happening.

“There’s a lot of things that have been done to ensure our country remains secure and safe. Let me assure you that the security agencies, we have professional police and Armed Forces and I think that all the security agencies in the country are not sleeping.

“The collaboration with Burkina Faso is so solid and I believe that in the area of peace, we should be rest assured that they will not let the people of Ghana down,” Toobu said.