Kofi Bentil the Vice President of IMANI Africa and legal practitioner has stated a Ghanaian citizen has a constitutional right to shoot to kill masked people who enter their house.
According to Kofi Bentil, masked men storming private homes may amount to kidnapping, and citizens have the right to defend themselves, even with firearms.
In a post on social media, Bentil asserted, “If a masked person tries to arrest you, you have a right in law to resist it. It could be a kidnapping!
“If masked people try to enter your house, you have a constitutional right to shoot to kill in your defense! See Article 13(2)(a).”
However, speaking in an interview on Joy News on April 10, 2025, “If you live in your house, there are so many rights that one has, your personal right to freedom, the right to privacy, the right to defend yourself, your family, and your property. If someone breaches those rights, the person must have a warrant, authorization to breach your fundamental, constitutional, and human rights”.
“If that person does not have such authorization and proceeds to breach it, it can mean many things. Listen, if you are in your house and someone tries to break in, you have the right under Article 14 to protect yourself, your property, and your family in every way that is reasonable, including the use of a firearm. It is written in our constitution,” he added.
His comments come on the back of the widespread brouhaha from the NPP over the raid on Hon. Ntim Fordjour’s home.
Members of the Minority quickly mobilized to the MP’s residence, insisting that the NIB operatives lacked a warrant and legal basis for the arrest.
The Minority in Parliament described the attempted arrest as an illegal and politically motivated attempt by the National Investigations Bureau (NIB).
The incident took place at the MP’s Spintex residence in Accra on Wednesday, April 9, following allegations he made concerning two suspicious aircraft that allegedly landed at Kotoka International Airport, carrying drugs and large sums of cash.
Meanwhile, AirMed International, has addressed concerns and suspicions raised by Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour of their possible involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering in Ghana.
Addressing the allegation, AirMed admitted that its aircraft with tail number N823AM departed the United States of America for a scheduled international patient transport.
According to a spokesperson from AirMed, Ghana was on their flight plan as the aircraft made multiple stops, including one at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra.
“Upon landing in Ghana, the aircraft experienced a maintenance issue: two blown tires that required replacement.”
AirMed again admitted there was no patient on board their aircraft at the time it experienced the maintenance challenge in Ghana.
A second aircraft carrying the necessary replacement parts, supplies and two maintenance technicians was dispatched to Ghana to repair the first plane.
“Over the next several days, repairs to the aircraft N823AM were completed, and it returned to the US on March 25, following standard protocols and the required rest period for the flight crew.”
AirMed categorically added that their aircraft was not involved in any illicit or illegal activities in Ghana, and expressed readiness to fully cooperate in official enquiries to clear all doubts.
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