The Bortianor
Traditional Council is calling for an independent probe into the shooting of
some individuals purported to be land guards by the Ghana Police Service
in June 2023 at Bortianor in the Greater Accra Region.
The traditional
authority has denied reports suggesting that the individuals were land guards
terrorising residents.
The Traditional Authority
says the Committee set up by Parliament has failed to visit the enclave to
ascertain the veracity of the matter.
Speaking
to Citi News, some traditional leaders of the area shared their
frustration about the incident and urged the government to investigate the
killings.
One leader
intimated that the surrounding police commands in the area were not even aware
of the raid until the killings had taken place.
“The Divisional
Police didn’t know anything about the incident the day it happened. The Weija
District and the Krokobite Division didn’t know anything about it and this was
just about 500 meters from where the incident happened.”
He denied that
the victims were armed land guards in the area and has been terrorising
residents.
“They were not
having guns and the bullet casings shown on TV were brought from else, and we
know the people who did that and wrongfully killed the people.”
“The government
should wake up and find a way to investigate this thing, and we are ready to
give to them telephone numbers to start with their investigations,” the angry
traditional leader added.
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