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The Ghana Armed Forces on Monday said the military authority is studying reported allegations of local Ghanaian companies in supplying Cost Insurance and Freight (CIF) items for troops returning from external peacekeeping operations. An Investigative Board set up by the Armed Forces to investigate the allegations has concluded its work. A statement signed by the Director of Public Relations of the Ghana Armed Forces Colonel M. Atintande and copied to the Ghana News Agency said the report has been submitted to Higher Headquarters for further consideration. According to the report, the decision of the Military Higher Headquarters on the recommendations of the board would be duly communicated. The statement said the Command has meanwhile taken measures to streamline the process of selection of these CIF companies as a way of preventing the companies from taking advantage of the troops and abusing the trust of soldiers in such companies�, the statement added.