The Chief of Ejura, Nana Barimah Osei Hwedie II is requesting that the military contingent sent to maintain law and order stay longer. This request comes six days after two residents were allegedly gunned down and three others were injured by uniformed men.
The two were shot while protesting the murder of their colleague and social activist, Ibrahim Kaaka which sparked an uproar across the country.
A Ministerial Committee has since been set up to probe the circumstances surrounding the incident.
While the committee prepares to kickstart its mandate, Barima Osei Hwedie II says the level of violence incited by some elements within the town needs urgent attention.
He told the committee that he will table recent violent occurrences when they appear before it, according to JoyNews‘ Erastus Asare Donkor.
Meanwhile, the three-member committee chaired by an Appeal’s Court judge Justice George Kingsley Koomson will on Tuesday begin a public hearing into the shooting.
In a press statement dated July 5, the Chairman of the Committee, Kwabia Owusu Mensah noted that the committee will “receive evidence from witnesses at its sitting at the Prempeh Assembly Hall in Kumasi at 10: 00 am each day” to help bring perpetrators to book.
source: myjoyonline
