Remove Ashanti regional police commander – Manso Nkwanta youth
The Manso-Nkwanta Zongo youth are demanding the removal of the Ashanti regional Police commander.
According to the youth, it is untenable for the the commander to continue to stay in office after the committee that probed the killings of some youth exonerated the deceased of any wrongdoing.
Speaking to OtecNews, the convener of the Zongo Youth Zakaria Musa said the commander must be removed.
“We will demand that he should be removed, they are given weapons to protect us but they kill us with it and they come out with funny stories to defend themselves. I don’t think the commander should be in office,” he said.
Background
Seven young men, including five natives of Asawase, a Zongo community in Kumasi, were reportedly shot to death by armed policemen some months ago.
The police insisted that the men were on their way to rob a mining site near Manso-Nkwanta.The police described the deceased as hardened armed robbers, which was vehemently refuted by the angry youth of Asawase.
The charged youth of Asawase, therefore, demonstrated and burnt car tyres in the streets until armed military personnel were sent to the place to ensure law and order at the place.
As part of efforts to ensure peace, the government quickly set up a committee to investigate the case in order to help unearth the whole truth about the matter.
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com
