Claims of military officers brutalizing civilians have been denied by the Ghana Armed Forces. The rejection comes in response to reported instances of military brutality in locations such as Ashaiman, Garu, and Ejura, according to citinewsroom.com.

In an interview conducted in Kumasi, Brigadier General Charles Agyemang Prempeh, the General Officer Commanding the central command of the Ghana Armed Forces, emphasized the military's dedication to preserving the nation's peace.

Despite public criticism of their interactions with civilians, he reiterated that the military's primary goal is to ensure public safety and maintain order in society without causing harm to civilians.

“The military doesn’t go out there to brutalize civilians, that is far from the point. We go out there to ensure that we restore law and order. We do these as internal security operations to support the Police and when we out there we use minimum force,” he added.

Brigadier General Charles Agyemang Prempeh clarified that claims of military personnel engaging in misconduct, including armed robbery and other social offenses, cannot be applied to the Ghana Armed Forces as a whole.

He outlined the procedures followed by the military in looking into these occurrences and disciplining those responsible when necessary.

“The military doesn’t engage in armed robbery, the individual goes out there to do his things, the military has a way to correct infractions and therefore when these things come to our attention we take the necessary measures according to our disciplinary procedures to engage the individual and correct him,” he asserted.