Member of Parliament for Asawase Constituency of the Ashanti Region, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has called for an immediate investigation into the killing of seven young men from his Constituency.
The seven, alleged to be robbers, were shot dead by the Police at Poano near Anhwiakwanta on the Kumasi-Obuasi road.
Muntaka, who is unhappy about the incident, said the shoot-to-kill approach by the police “is unacceptable and affecting many people who are considered innocent.”
In a statement issued on Wednesday, he said “The information I have garnered so far, frankly, are not adding-up as to the real cause of this shooting. This raises a lot of question for me as their MP, the community and Ghanaians at large.
In recent times, there have been several of such cases that affected families who are yet to come to terms with their losses; I know very well that the police can do better than they are doing now.”
His statement follows some seven victims who were gunned down on Tuesday afternoon, by a team of policemen from the Ashanti Regional Police SWAT Unit at Poano near Anhwiakwanta on the Kumasi-Obuasi road.
A report from the police indicated that the suspected robbers were in possession of guns, belonging to a gang who killed one Lance Corporal Daniel Tieku of the SWAT Unit, last week (June 11, 2018) during a robbery operation.
Meanwhile, some reports emanating from the assembly vindicates the seven from being robbers as speculated by the police.
Muntaka Mohammed therefore has urged Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia, who is also the Chair of the Police Council, to take immediate action to curtail the rampant killing of innocent citizens.
He assured he would leave no stone unturned in demanding justice for the deceased.
“As I call on the authorities to investigate the matter, I hereby appeal to the residents of Asawase especially the youth to remain calm and peaceful as we follow the due process to demand justice for our brothers who have lost their lives,” he stressed.
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Joe osei owusu and other leading members of NPP including nitiwul are the reason why the police are killing indiscriminately. How on earth will a leader in parliament advocate for shoot and kill galamseyers? Shoot to kill is a lazy way of dealing with offenders. Police are to arrest, they only kill when their life is in danger. In this case, seven persons are killed without any evidence that they were shooting at the police. If they were, were are their guns? Why are those guns not seen in any of the news papers. You go and kill innocent people and claim they were exchanging fire with you. Barbaric police.
Salaam my noble brother Muntaka.It hurts me that i am far away from Ghana therefore i will not be able to contribute to this whole issue but i will like to communicate same through this platform.My brother Muntaka, did you find out what the victims were doing at that place at that time? Our Zongo communities are used to cover up hence the problem we are facing today in our communities. Until the cover up and politicization of every issue is stopped, our brothers will continue to go through these type of problems.I am a good Muslim by Allah's grace who believe in the Quran and the Sunnah. But as the elders of the Zongo communities, we should be able to say the truth when we see one. We should start asking questions when we have to.This incident should be investigated thoroughly by an independent body.But as i said, we as the fathers, mothers, uncles, brothers and sisters should come out with the truth and question certain activities and behavior of some of our own if we believe in Allah and his messenger(SAW).
kaiiy mallam muntaka, i see sey you needed to open your mouth and say something no matter what. So their dey pain uuuu? They shuld have been arrested and put behind bars and fed with waakye and t-zet so you culd go and bail them again.
OK , ARMED ROBBERS SHOOTING TO KILL THE CITIZENRY INCLUDING THE POLICE IS RATHER ACCEPTABLE RIGHT? YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ROBBED BEFORE. JUST WAIT! OR ITS BECAUSE THEY ARE FROM YOUR LOCALITY. THEY WERE NOT COT AT ASAWASE OOO, SO WHAT DID THEY GROUP AT THE SAME TIME TO GO DO AT MANSO
What were they doing at that place, which is about 80 kilometers away from their Asawase community at DEEP NIGHT?