The Bureau of Public Safety has called on government to transfer the investigation of the explosion of military-grade grenades at South La Beach from the Criminal Investigative Department (CID) to the National Defence jurisdiction.

According to a statement issued by the Group on Wednesday, the National Defence will provide a 'swift and exhaustive' investigation.

The Group also expressed worry over the development since the country has barely with four months to the general elections “with [political] vigilantism still holding potent place in our partisan politics.”

“How did military-grade grenades arrive at our shores? How far can these grenades be traced? Were the grenades washed ashore or someone or a group of persons “acting out” just dumped the grenades at the beach? Could there be more of such mass-casualty ballistics within the jurisdiction in rogue hands?”

“National Defense must deploy intelligence beyond these investigations to secure our territorial integrity and assure the public of its safety,” the statement read.

Four children sustained various degrees of injuries during a blast on August 5. The explosive detonated while the unsuspecting children were playing with it, unaware of the danger it posed.

The Ghana Police Service subsequently scanned the area and other close beaches following the incident.

However, the Bureau of Public Safety has urged that with numerous unanswered questions, the case should be handed over to the National Defence to continue the investigations.

“We, however, commend the Police service highly for swift action in this matter and in providing information and assurances of further investigations to the public.

“We also urge the public to always engage the police or the Bureau of Public Safety on suspicious items, behaviors and circumstances within and outside their communities,” it stated.