An audiovisual recording device believed to have been secretly planted in the office of the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu, has been discovered.
Multiple sources at the ministry told Today that National Security operatives retrieved the suspected bug yesterday after having embarked on a routine screening exercise at the ministry.
Today gathered that the device was planted in the huge Coat of Arms plaque hanging at the far left corner of the minister’s office.
The powerful secret recording set-up has features including a camera, a storage unit and another device suspected to be a transmitter.
The highly sensitive device which can even pick a whisper 35 feet away was neatly housed in a black metal box and used batteries.
However, it was unclear who put it there and how long it had been there.
The minister has been on the forefront of the nation’s fight against illegal mining since he was appointed in January 2017.
Illegal mining is a toe-stepping fight after the practice had become an entrenched economic activity in all of Ghana’s mining sectors.
Speaking to some journalists in Accra, Mr. Amewu said he has no reason to suspect anyone would be behind the bug.
“I don’t know what might have triggered people to do that,” he said.
John Peter Amewu said as a public officer, everyone had access to his office including sweepers.
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