President John Dramani Mahama has emphasized the urgent need to strengthen Ghana’s security services following recent attacks on citizens, including a pirate assault at Senya Breku in which 71 fishermen were robbed while returning from a fishing expedition in the early hours of Thursday, February 27.
Delivering his 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament on Friday, February 27, President Mahama linked the incident to broader national security challenges, citing both the killing of eight Ghanaians in a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso and the Senya Breku pirate attack as reminders of the need to retool and adequately equip security agencies.
He commended the Ghana Armed Forces for evacuating the victims from Burkina Faso, as well as the Ghana Navy, Ghana Air Force, the National Security Secretariat, the Awutu Senya West MP Gizella Tetteh-Agbotui, the Chief Fisherman, and the people of Senya Breku for their collective efforts in rescuing all 71 fishermen.
According to President Mahama, the government will assist the victims and replace stolen outboard motors and fishing gear.
“I have asked the National Security Coordinator to assist the affected fishermen and replace the stolen outboard motors and fishing gear,” he said.
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