An Accra-based businessman and three others have filed a motion on notice for mandamus at the High Court seeking to compel the Inspector General of Police (IGP), John Kudalor, to arrest and investigate Abdulai Naba, brother of Collins Dauda, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development.
The three other applicants are Zac Rahman, Sulemana Aliu and Joseph K. Manu.
Naba recently boasted on live radio that he would deal with Kennedy Agyapong, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, should the latter come to Asutifi South in the Brong-Ahafo Region.
According to the junior brother of the Local Government Minister, Kennedy had threatened to let the NPP’s Invisible Forces attack him (Naba) on 7th December – voting day.
Naba was emphatic that he and his gang would beat Mr Kennedy Agyapong mercilessly, arrest and kill him, should he dare come to the area, describing him (Kennedy) as a mad man who only rants unnecessarily.
But days after the utterances, the applicant, Mohammed Bashiru, is skeptical that the police will on its own volition effect the arrest of Naba.
Parties
He wants the court to order the respondents to do a public duty by “arresting the self-confessed murderer and put the fear of God in all such persons to refrain from further killings.”
Joined to the suit are the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID); Director, Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) and the Attorney General (AG).
In an affidavit in support of the motion, lawyers for the businessman said in line with the battle readiness of the police, “I was happy when I heard in the news that the Northern Regional Chairman of our great party, Daniel Bugri Naabu, has been arrested to come and explain to you the police what he meant by demanding that all NPP voters should stand by the ballot boxes after voting on December 7, 2016.”
The affidavit said the applicant was totally shocked and greatly surprised when another Ghanaian citizen like Naba could boldly, fearlessly and arrogantly speak the said words on open airways and yet be walking a freeman when he had “confessed to the world that he and some people kill every day.”
Confessions
Bashiru noted that the words, spoken in Twi literally meant: “The bragging of Kennedy Agyapong walahi, if he comes to make rough we shall arrest him, we shall beat him, we shall kill him, we will not joke with him when he stands at radio stations he talks excuse me to say like a madman…”
He continued: “Walahi, we will first beat him up; he should go to his constituency and teach them how to fire a gun and how to kill. As for us we kill every day.”
Relief
The applicants are asking the court to force the state agencies in charge of criminal prosecution, crime control and justice delivery to arrest the self-confessed criminal, investigate him and bring him to justice.
They say all the respondents have a duty to protect the peace before, during and after the elections.
Source: Daily Guide
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Have you ever seen any member of the NDC in prison before, since the NDC party came into power? The law is NDC, and NDC is the law of Ghana. They know that the Ewes, Krobos, Ga-Adagmes, Sefwis, Brongs and the Northerners are there for them, so they don't care a fig about the collapse of Ghana, and injustices meted out to Ghanaians.
I said Ghana Police can NOT be trust any more!!!
Kofi Boakye will tell u they are waiting for the apprpriate CHARGES to be prescribed. What is "threatening"?
Ghana Police and BNI should have arrested him long ago. Someone has confess on Radio for killing people everyday and State agencies in charge of criminal cases are still sitting there. What are they waiting for ?? Oh' Ama Ghana.
They think that once appointed by a sitting president, they are accountable to the president and not the state. What nomsense!!! W)n ajimi roff. At the end of the month , do they troupe to the Flagstaff house for their salaries? Look at this man, and the EC boss. smh
This overaged IGP must retire. He is of no use to the Security of the state. He should be on retirement now. He finished O Level at Aggrey Memorial about 42 years ago. How old was he when he completed Aggrey Memoral. ? How long has he been in the Police service? Hmmmmm
THERE WERE A LOT OF MISSING PEOPLE IN THE ASUNAFO NORTH AND SOUTH CONSTITUENCY DURING THE LAST ELECTION IN 2012. THIS DECLARATION BY THIS NDC GO ON SHOULD SERVE AS A LEAD TO THE POLICE.
SOME TIMES THE MEDIA IN GHANA GIVES CURRENCY TO UNNECESSARY ISSUES. THIS STATEMENT BY THIS GUY THAT HE KNOWS HOW TO KILL AND HAS BEEN KILLING PEOPLE ALL THE TIME WAS A LOOSE TALK AND OUT OF PROVOCATION.CAN ANY ONE COME OUT TO TESTIFY IN COURT IF INDEED THIS GUY HAS KILL ANY OF HIS FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND?. THIS ISSUE IS A ***barred word*** CASE AND NOBODY SHOULD WAIST HIS PRECIOUS TIME DISCUSSING IT. WE SHOULD RATHER TELL THE POLITICIAN TO BE RESPONSIBLE WHEN THEY ARE TALKING ON RADIO AND PUBLIC GATHERING.