General News of Monday, 27 January 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comToday in 2018: Ghana government received $300,000 for GITMO 2 – ReportsMahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-DhubyA report in 2018 revealed that the Mahama led-government received $300,000 for accepting the two Yemeni ex-detainees (GITMO 2) from the United States Naval Base of Guantanamo Bay. The government at the time also granted the two, refugee status without informing parliament. The GITMO 2, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby were considered as a threat to peace and security. Former United States ambassador to Ghana, Robert P. Jackson, revealed that the Gitmo 2 have been integrated into the Ghanaian society. “Both of them are married now; both of them have children now; both of them are well integrated into Ghana,” he stated.

Source: GhanaWeb January 27, 2020 12:45 UTC