General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has confirmed a man suspected to be a member of the militia group, Invincible Forces, is a member of his party.

Mr Boadu, testifying before the Emile Short Commission of Inquiry on Monday said the man whose identity has only been given as ‘Double’ is a member of Ghana’s National Security and a known member of the NPP.

Mr Boadu, however, said he did not know the said “Double” to be a member of the pro-party militia group, Invincible Forces.

“I know him to be a member of the New Patriotic Party but I don’t know for a fact that he is a member of invincible forces,” Mr Boadu stated.

Double has been accused by Ningo-Prampram MP, Samuel George, of being among the National Security operatives who fired gunshots towards a crowd during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-elections on January, 21 2019. “I saw Double point his AK47 and attempt to fire, the gun jammed, I saw him clear his chamber, reload the gun and fired several rounds from his AK47,” Sam George told the Short Commission.

Mr George also alleged that double was a member of the pro-NPP militia group, Invincible Forces but Mr Boadu denied knowledge of the man being a member of Invincible Forces.

According to him, “Double” appears to work at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), where he [Boadu] usually meets him anytime he was travelling out of town.

“I know him as a member of the party,” adding he was not aware that Double was now a member of National Security and that “he is not even a member of our internal security forces but he comes around.”

Mr Boadu also denied allegations that the party’s pro-militia groups members have been integrated into the National Security.

He told Justice Short that it was impossible for this to happen because the men “who usually provide security for us at the party headquarters are still there.”