Builsa North Member of Parliament James Agalga has criticized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for not commenting on the military brutalities at Ashaiman and also the killing of a soldier.
He said as Commander-In-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), the President was duty-bound to comment on the situation.
Contributing to a debate in Parliament on Tuesday, March 14 on the state of the nation address delivered by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Mr Agalga said “The president was duty-bound to say a word about Ashaiman as the Commander-In-Chief because rights have been violated, including the murder of a soldier. Mr President just simply didn’t find space in the one and a half hours delivery to at least, console the family of the bereaved soldier and also to express regrets about the abuses of the rights of the people of Ashaiman.”
The Police made some arrests following the murder of Sherrif in Ashaiman on Saturday, March 4.
The suspects, Safianu Musah, alias Dayorgu, Ibrahim Abdul Rakib, Samuel Tetteh, alias Wiper, Abubakar Sadick, alias Birdman, Yussif Mohammed and Abdul Gafaru Abdul Karim were arrested between Thursday, March 9 and Sunday, March 12.
They were arrested at various locations within Ashaiman and its environs, according to a statement issued by the Ghana Police Service.
The arrests followed a week of sustained intelligence-led operation.
Police detailed events in the statement issued on Sunday, March 12:
“On 4th March 2023, Police received information that a male adult had been found lying dead at Ashiaman Taifa in the Greater Accra Region.
“A team of Police officers proceeded to the said location and confirmed the incident.
“Police immediately commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of the victim. The officers cordoned off the scene and called in the specialist Police Crime Scene team to process the scene for forensic analysis.
“The Crime Scene Team retrieved a number of items, including a knife with blood stains on it and a backpack. In the backpack, Police found 1 Samsung tablet, 1 Apple laptop, 1 military uniform with the name tag “Imoro”, 8 other items of clothing, as well as a Ghana card and a Health Insurance card bearing the name Imoro Sherrif.
“Judging from the contents of the backpack, the police suspected the victim could be a soldier, and in line with Police standard operating procedure for handling institution-based victims, the Military was accordingly notified of the incident and some military personnel came to identify the deceased to Police as Imoro Sheriff, a soldier.
“The body of the deceased was thereafter conveyed to a hospital for preservation and autopsy.
“As part of the investigation, an intelligence operation was immediately launched within Ashiaman and other strategic locations of interest to follow up on all relevant leads on the case.”
It was after the investigation that all six suspects were arrested.
The police have assured the public, especially the family of the deceased, that all the suspects are in their custody and will be “put before the court on Monday,13th March, 2023 to justice”.
The six suspected persons who were arrested for their alleged involvement in the killing of Imoro Sheriff were denied bail by the Ashaiman Circuit Court.
They were denied bail on Monday, March 13 after Prosecutor Supt. Sylvester Asare told the court that granting them bail will affect investigations.
