FIVE suspects who have been arrested in connection with the cocaine bust of Nayele Ametefe made a return to the VVIP lounge to give officials an idea of how they made use of the facility.
The suspects were accompanied by officials of the BNI and National Security officials.
Selected media personnel were also present but were not allowed to record or take pictures.
The suspects are Nana Akua Amponsah and Sadalia Nuhu, Foreign Ministry officer, Abiel Ashitey Armah, Theophilious Kissi a foreign service officer, and Ahmed Abubakr, a protocol officer at the VVIP lounge.
A BNI official who briefed the press said a CCTV camera footage was used to ascertain the identities of the ladies which eventually facilitated the arrest of the suspect.
Narrating the circumstances under which the suspects used the VVIP lounge, the BNI official said two weeks ago, on the orders of Mr. Armah the three ladies Nayele, Nana Akua, and Sadalia were brought to the VVIP lounge and were taken through the travel and check-in processes by Mr. Kissi and Mr. Abubakr.
Their luggage went through the normal security scans and the ladies were made to go through a scanner. Their hand luggage also went through the scanner.
But the briefing did not address what happened on the tarmac, which is where Nayele claimed she was handed the bag containing the cocaine.
Nayele Ametefe together with her accomplices succeeded in breaching security at the Kotoka International Airport but she was later arrested in the UK.
Former NACOB Chairman Breaks Silence
The chairman of the dissolved Board of Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has challenged the decision by president John Mahama to do away with the board in the wake of the recent drug scandal that has hit the country.
Captain (Rtd) Baffour Assasie-Gyimah explained that the dissolution appears to be a case of sacrificing a weak and innocent lamb to appease an angry and besieged god.
In a statement issued in Accra today, Captain Assasie-Gyimah was even more disappointed with the conduct of some ministers of state who he said had made disparaging remarks against the Board without attempting to speak to officials.
The 16-member board was dissolved by President John Mahama a few days after a suspected drug courier, Nayele Ametefe was busted in the UK.
Following the bust, NACOB issued a statement saying it collaborated with the UK authorities to arrest the lady but the UK High Commission in a statement denied that claim.
Assasie-Gyimah however says he has incontrovertible evidence NACOB indeed played a role in the arrest of Nayele Ametefe. But the government said otherwise.
African Eye News.com
