Western Togoland invasion a hoax – Festus Aboagye

ghanasummary.comMar 13, 2023 10:00 AM

A security analyst, Retired Colonel Festus Aboagye, has disclosed that the brouhaha that surrounded the invasion of Western Togoland into the country was a hoax.

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Homeland Study Group wanted the Volta, Oti, and parts of the Upper East Region to be made an autonomous country to be known as Western Togoland.

Some members of the separatist group were accused of causing mayhem in the Volta, arrested and later charged with treason felony, conspiracy to commit crime amongst others.

“This hoax about Western Togoland, terrorists invading Ghana was a ploy.

The group made a number of attempts to push its agenda

Members of the separatist group even declared independence for the imaginary Western Togoland country on May 9, 2019.

They were charged, variously, with; treason felony, conspiracy to commit crime, namely, treason felony, conspiracy to commit crime, namely, participating in a campaign of prohibited organization namely Western Togoland, conspiracy to commit crime, namely, causing unlawful damage.