Ashaiman: Military officers arrest 72 residents over soldier’s death

 

Ashaiman: Military officers arrest 72 residents over soldier’s death

Some 72 residents of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region have been arrested by the Military for questioning.

It is unclear which barracks the residents have been sent to but the Member of Parliament for the Ashaiman constituency, Ernest Dogbey in an interview with the media said the number of residents arrested is likely to exceed 72 and they are still arresting people.

Some soldiers on Tuesday, March 7, reportedly invaded Ashaiman, a suburb of Accra in the Greater Accra region, and brutalized residents in the area over the death of their colleague.

According to the disturbed MP, the authorities are handicapped about the models of the operation revealing that the operation was ordered by a higher authority looking at the armored vehicles, heavy presence of military therefore calling of the higher authorities to call back their men because those whom have been arrested are innocent people who does not have a hand in the alleged mob killing of the military man.

He added that, he has tried calling the numbers of the High ranking Military officers but couldn’t reach him but was fortunate to reach the Deputy Defense Minister who assured him that, he will talk to his boss and recall the Military men from the community.

…HON. DOGBEY….

Meanwhile in a viral video, mother of the deceased 22 year old Soldier was seen crying bitterly following the alleged mob killing of her son, Imoro Sheriff.

….MOTHER….

 

Ashaiman: You erred- Security Expert to Military over alleged brutality

A Security Analyst, Dr. Adam Bonaa has said the Military should have allowed the Police to investigate the circumstances under which one of them was allegedly killed in Ashaiman rather than taking the law into their own hands.

Dr. Bonaa indicated that the act of brutalizing civilians by the military was wrong.

Some soldiers on Tuesday, March 7, reportedly invaded Ashaiman, a suburb of Accra in the Greater Accra region, and brutalized residents in the area over the death of their colleague.

The young soldier with the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) band from Sunyani in the Bono Region was slain in Taifa, an Ashaiman neighbourhood.

According to sources, the sad situation happened when the soldier returned from his girlfriend’s home in Taifa and moved toward his domicile in Zongo-Laka in Ashaiman.

But Dr. Bonaa speaking to the media said, the soldiers should have left this (killing their military man) in the hands of the police for investigations but the manner in which the soldiers undertook the operation was not right.

….ADAMS BONAA….

Meanwhile, Director  of Academic Affairs, Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Prof Vladimir Antwi Danso reacting to the Military brutality called on Ghanaians to reason with the Soldiers since they lost one of their own.

According to him, it is natural even in war times, they (Military) will try to do a kind of rescue operation to save their own adding that, attacking a Military officer is not acceptable adding that, Ghanaians should not be judgmental in thinking that, the Military are always interested in brutalizing civilians but just ordinary human being will react the same way.

….PROF. VLADIMIR….

2 children drown near Bortianor during Tuesday morning downpour

Two children have reportedly drowned at Babasdongo near Bortianor.

The 8 and 13-year-old siblings met their untimely death during the downpour on Tuesday morning.

Mother of the deceased whose name was given as Sister Ama narrated that they were indoors when the water demolished their single self-contained.

The gushing flood water washed her three children away as part of the building collapsed.

According to her, she was saved together with one of her children by a good Samaritan as the other two drowned.

Speaking to the media, the sorrowful mother said, “I could see my children going but I could not do anything”.

….SIS AMA…..

Father of the deceased children speaking to Silver fm/TV Correspondent, Samuel Addo also said, he saw their wall collapsed due to the heavy rainfall while he was sitting in his car but unfortunately saw his wife and three children been drown but his wife was able to save the last born and herself but couldn’t save the two children.

According to him, the deceased children have been taken to the Police Hospital morgue for autopsy and preservation.

…FATHER….