The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has described the conduct of security personnel who in recent times have caused violence on innocent civilians as “cruel” and “unacceptable”.
In a statement by the Association, it admonished security agencies to be professional in the discharge of their duties.
“Under no circumstances should they have subjected people to such brutalities.
“Their actions culminated in the loss of lives and also caused injuries to others and we,;hereby, condemn unreservedly these unfortunate events.”
GBA
The Association further expressed disquiet over five incidents including;the latest shooting to death of two youth in Ejura and the open molestation of Wa residents by some recently graduated army officers.
The GBA indicated that it wants investigations being conducted to be thorough,;swift and fair and those found culpable, duly punished.
“Under no circumstances should operatives of the Security Agencies,;under the pretext of maintaining peace,;manhandle and assault people or use physical force which sometimes results in the death of the victims.
“The rule of law must prevail at all times in our dear country.”
GBA
Our son wasn’t protesting when shot
Meanwhile, Agartha Donyina,;the mother of one of the four persons who sustained gunshot injuries when military personnel allegedly fired into a group of protestors in Ejura, has said her son was shot while entering a pharmacy to buy medicine, and that he was not part of the protest.
According to the woman who appeared before the three-member committee probing the Ejura disturbances in Kumasi noted her 20-year-old son,;Louis Ayikpe, who is a final year Senior High School student,;had only returned home from school because he was sick and was not part of the protest.
According to her, the boy left home to a friend in the Zongo community. She added that her attempt to reach him on phone proved futile until she was called later and informed that her son had been shot dead.
She said it was later when she visited the;Ejura Government Hospital that she was asked to calm down as her son was not dead, and that a scan was to be carried out on him.
“After he was stabilized, the Doctor asked me to go home, but I was later called that we should take him to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, where he was later operated upon. He is still at the hospital. The doctors told me the shooting also affected his intestines.”
Agartha Doyina
I want justice for my son
When asked by the Committee what she wanted to be done, Madam Agartha Donyina demanded justice for her son.
She also lamented thar her son’s injury has placed a financial burden on her because she is a single parent catering for three children.
“All I want is for this Committee to unravel the true circumstances that led to the incident,;and justice for my son, and the other affected persons. That is all we want now. I am a single parent taking of three children and everyone here can attest to the difficulties that;this unfortunate incident will bring on us.”
Agartha Doyina
