The National Security Coordinator, DCOP Osman Abdul-Razak, has described the conduct of some operatives under his command as “very disgraceful,” warning that their actions have tarnished the image of the National Security Secretariat.
Speaking during a high-level engagement with members of the National House of Chiefs on Friday, August 1, DCOP Abdul-Razak expressed serious concern over the unprofessional and unauthorized behaviour of certain personnel.
“It is very disgraceful the way sometimes our boys are found behaving in strange ways,” he lamented, emphasizing that such actions undermine public trust and the Secretariat’s credibility.
In response to the growing concerns, the Coordinator announced a major shift in operational strategy aimed at restoring professionalism and redefining the Secretariat’s role within Ghana’s broader security framework.
“We have changed our modus operandi,” he stated. “The National Security will now allow the various security agencies to operate directly on the ground and will only intervene when challenges arise.”
Under the new strategy, frontline operations will be led by conventional security institutions such as the Ghana Police Service, Immigration Service, and the Prisons Service. National Security operatives will be deployed only when absolutely necessary.
DCOP Abdul-Razak explained that the change aligns with the government’s wider “reset agenda,” which seeks to strengthen coordination and efficiency across the national security architecture.
“Previously, you would find National Security involved in operations meant for other security agencies. That is wrong,” he noted. “National Security, as it is properly known, should coordinate—not take over. We are at the top of the security architecture and should act as such.”
He added that the revised policy will help eliminate operational overlaps, reduce inter-agency friction, and ensure that the Secretariat remains a strategic coordinating body rather than a frontline force.
Source: CitiNews
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