The Member of Parliament for Walewale, Abdul Kabiru Tiah Mahama, has accused security personnel in the area of extortion, human rights abuses, and unlawful home invasions during curfew hours.

He questioned the rationale behind the curfew and condemned the alleged misconduct of security forces, including unauthorized searches, looting, and brutality against residents.

Speaking to Citi News, Tiah Mahama criticized the excessive use of force, stressing that security operations must be conducted professionally and within the confines of the law.

He, therefore, called on the government to ensure accountability while urging residents to cooperate with security personnel to maintain peace in Walewale.

“The conduct of the security personnel on the ground gives us rooms to be concerned about the whole exercise being carried out by the personnel because the people are not so happy. Of course, you will not be happy where you have the military evading civilian space, that kind of uncertainty, anxiety, and if you like, fear and scare that that will cause.

“The personnel actions on the ground and the reports I am hearing are not encouraging. First and foremost, there are reported cases of the military persons going into the houses of people unannounced and then looting items from them. That is not the work of the security in that community. Their essence is to pick up miscreants, to pick up criminals. You don’t go looting property, you don’t go extorting money from residents. You don’t go vandalising power and properties of residents.”