The family of slain activist, Ibrahim Anyass Mohammed and those of other affected persons of the Ejura shootings have submitted Right to Information requests to the presidency and Interior Minister, asking for access to the report of the Committee that investigated the matter.
In a statement released and signed by the families to the media, the families explained that the requests which were submitted on Monday, was due to “the inordinate delay in releasing the report to the Ejura Community, the families of the victims of the Ejura shootings and for public discussion.”
A three-member committee set up by the Interior Minister on July 27, submitted its findings to the clash which subsequently resulted in the death of two residents with four others sustaining some injuries.
According to the families, despite several assurances from government that the report will be released, no such steps have been taken.
“The Report has still not been disclosed for public debate, and no punitive actions have been taken, to the best of our knowledge, in connection with the report,” part of the released statement mentioned.
They say that situation has made them apprehensive have questioned the government’s commitment to releasing the report and working towards justice for all the affected families.
Readers will recollect that the Ejura protest took away some lives on June 29, 2021. It was sparked by the murder of Ibrahim Anyaa Mohammed popularly referred to as Kaaka, who was attacked in front of his residence on June 26, 2021.
Kaaka, a social media activist reportedly passed away on June 28, 2021 at the Komfo Ankoye Teaching Hospital. His death angered the youth of Ejura who did not waste time in hitting the streets to demand justice and accountability. The group was later confronted by a combine team of police and the military on Tuesday, June 29.
The incident led to gunshots by the military to disperse the crowd. The quest to disperse the protesting you failed as two of lost their lives in the process.
The incident gained a lot of interest with members of the general public condemning the action of the security forces and demanded a probe into the matter.
The Interior Ministry subsequently set up a three-member committee to probe and provide a detailed report. The committee comprised George Kingsley Koomson, Justice of the Court of Appeal, Security Expert, Dr Vladimir Antwi Danso and Juliet Amoah, Executive Director of Penplusbyte, a civil society organisation.
Several individuals including a reporter of the Multimedia Group, Erastus Asare Donkor, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, Deputy Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP David Agyemang Adjem appeared before the committee and assisted in the 12-days of public hearing.
The mother of one of the victims of the Ejura shooting incident, Louis Ayekpa, who was shot in the stomach, revealed that her son, who was not part of the protesting youth, was hit in the stomach by a bullet.
It has been two months after the Committee of Inquiry submitted its findings into the circumstances surrounding the June 28 incident with the document yet to be publicised.
Former Chief of Defense Staff, Brigadier General (Retired) Joseph Nunoo-Mensah meanwhile has added his voice to the situation by stating that he believes that government will not take action on the recommendations of the Committee that probed the Ejura killings.
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