Following a recently leaked intelligence report suggesting that Islamist extremists were planning to target Ghana and Togo , security has been stepped up in their respective capital cities , Accra and Lome . There is now a visible police presence in public places in Accra , and reportedly , plain clothes policemen are also patrolling the city . Security has been enhanced at possible targets such as the luxury hotels . In Lome , guests at key hotels are now subject to checks , and the government has urged the use of surveillance cameras . - In response to the intelligence report , Ghana 's President John Paul Mahama , urged the public to be on alert , saying that no country in West Africa was immune from the threat of terrorism . The police have subsequently said that “ adequate measures ” have been implemented “ to forestall any terrorist attacks or disturbances ” .
Following a recently leaked intelligence report suggesting that Islamist extremists were planning to target Ghana and Togo , security has been stepped up in their respective capital cities , Accra and Lome . There is now a visible police presence in public places in Accra , and reportedly , plain clothes policemen are also patrolling the city . Security has been enhanced at possible targets such as the luxury hotels . In Lome , guests at key hotels are now subject to checks , and the government has urged the use of surveillance cameras . In response to the intelligence report , Ghana 's President John Paul Mahama , urged the public to be on alert , saying that no country in West Africa was immune from the threat of terrorism . The police have subsequently said that “ adequate measures ” have been implemented “ to forestall any terrorist attacks or disturbances ” .