Professor Yunus Dumbe, a leading scholar of religion and human development at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science (KNUST), has warned that political corruption in Ghana is now eclipsing armed robbery as the nation’s most pressing security threat.

Speaking at a three‑day workshop in the Oti Region, Prof.  Dumbe told participants that corruption’s deep‑rooted nature fuelled by systemic loopholes and the weaponisation of religion has created a “silent robbery” that siphons public resources and erodes trust faster than any gun‑point crime.

He pointed out that while violent crime grabs headlines, the billions of cedis lost to graft each year crippled development, swell inequality, and destabilised communities, making corruption the true driver of unrest in Ghana and West Africa.

Prof. Dumbe’s remarks came amid a nationwide review of Ghana’s National Framework for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism (NAFPCVET), where stakeholders urged stronger civic engagement and transparent institutions to curb both extremism and graft.

He called on chiefs, faith leaders, and civil‑society groups to champion accountability, stressing that “when corruption becomes more lethal than a gun, the very fabric of society unravels.”

The workshop, which engaged 60 local stakeholders across government, security, traditional authorities, women, youth, and minority groups, highlighted that unchecked extremism and terrorism in Ghana.

As the review process moves forward, citizenry is drafting actionable recommendations to tighten anti‑corruption laws, improve public‑sector transparency, and embed civic education in schools measures they hope will reverse the dangerous trend of corruption outpacing armed robbery.