At least, 72 residents of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region have
been arrested and taken away by military men over the death of a colleague, according
to reports.
The military men
suspected that the arrested persons might have answers to questions about the
murder of the murdered officer.
Citinewsroom.com
reports the Member of Parliament for the Ashaiman constituency, Ernest Dogbey
as saying that the number of his constituents arrested by the soldiers would
exceed 72.
“I know the men
(military men) are coming from Michel Camp. I have called the head there but
his line is unreachable," 3news.com quotes the lawmaker as saying in an
earlier interview.
It remains
unclear which military barracks the suspects have been taken to and what form
of treatment is being meted out to them.
SPORTS ANDFITNESS WORKOUTS GADGETS
Videos of the
incident making the rounds on social media show some of the victims left with
bloody wounds and marks on their bodies.
“The soldiers
are on the street and preventing everyone from stepping out. I should have left
for work by now, but I can’t even step out,” a witness told Accra-based
Citi News.
Another witness
recounted how the angry-looking soldiers targeted young men and unleashed their
wrath on them, leaving everyone in fear.
“We gathered
that a military man was killed, a young man, I don’t know what led to his
death, but some military men have come to the area and nobody can go out. They
knock on your door and once you step out you will receive slaps.
“It is very
dangerous and everybody is scared to go out…they are using their boots, and
hands to attack anyone they see. If you are a young man they just attack you
and if you are a woman and dressed in a certain way you become a suspect to
them,” citinewsroom.com quotes the witness as saying.
The 22-year-old
soldier with the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) band in Sunyani in the Bono Region
whose death the soldiers are reported to be avenging was reportedly stabbed to
death by unknown attackers Saturday dawn.
SPORTS ANDFITNESS WORKOUTS GADGETS
He was reportedly returning from his girlfriend’s house in Taifa and heading towards his residence at Zongo-Laka in Ashaiman he met his untimely death.
Though he was
carrying a laptop and other electronic gadgets the attackers made away with
only his iPhone.
Meanwhile,
police have launched an investigation into his death and are appealing to the
residents of Ashaiman for information to arrest the perpetrators of the heinous
crime.
Source:
Pulse.com.gh
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