Ejurahene welcomes Committee of Inquiry’s reports

The Ejurahene, Barimah Osei Hwedie II

The Chief of Ejura Barimah Osei Hwedie II has  welcomed reports and recommendations  by the three Member Ministerial  Committee tasked to probe a clash  between military personnel and some irate youth of town which lead to the death of two persons.

The Ejurahene, therefore, expressed satisfaction with the report by the Committee of Inquiry adding that  the recommendations by the committee which called for the structural expansion of the Ejura Police Station and an increase in personnel is apt.

The Ejura Committee report, which was released on Monday September 27, 2021, among other things, recommended that the affected persons and families be compensated.

Background

Two people on June 30, 201 were  confirmed dead following a clash between the youth of Ejura in the Ejura/Sekyedumase District in the Ashanti Region and security personnel who have been detailed there to maintain law and order.

The deceased were identified as Abdul Nasir Yussif, 25, and Muntala Mohammed, 25

Following the unfortunate incident, President, Nana Akufo-Addo, in July 2021, ordered the Interior Ministry to conduct a public inquiry to find what might have caused the killings.

The presentation of the report followed the completion of work by

The three-Member Committee Chaired by a Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice George Kingsley Koomson upon completion of work presented their findings and recommendations to the Interior minister of July 27,2021.

In a 55 page Ejura Committee’s report published by the government on Monday, September 28, 2021,  one  of the ten  recommendations is that the family of the two civilians who were shot dead by the military should be compensated.

 “The Committee recommends adequate compensation for the families of the two deceased persons, namely, Abdul Nasir Yusif and Murtala Suraj Mohammed,” part of the Ejura Committee’s report said.

Ejurahene’s reactions

Speaking to OTEC News Kwame Agyenim Boateng in an exclusive interview on Tuesday September 29, 2021, Barimah Osei Hwedie II commended the committee for coming out with what he described as “ten solid recommendations”

He praised the government for seeing to the completion of the Committee’s work in a swift manner.

“Am particularly happy that the committee highlighted the need for additional police personnel in the Ejura-Sekyeredumase District as it has been our major headache”

He disclosed that the Ejura Traditional Council had already planned to construct a Divisional Police Command prior to the riot and so therefore the Committee’s suggestion will push forth their agenda.

Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/Jacob Agyenim Boateng