Kaaka murder suspects not my bodyguards; ‘faceless’ politicians feasting on Ejura disturbances

The Municipal Chief Executive for Ejura, Mr Mohammed Salisu Bamba, has told the Ejura committee probing the recent shooting incident in the Ashanti Region that led to the death of two protesters that the two suspects arrested in connection with the mob lynching of social media activist Ibrahim Kaaka Mohammed, are not his bodyguards, contrary to such claims by the main opposition National Democratic Congress.

Mr Bamba said on Thursday, 8 July 2021 that he only has a police escort and does not have personal bodyguards.

The president’s representative in the municipality said he only knows the suspects as members and polling station executives of the governing New Patriotic Party and does not have any personal relationship with them.

Mr Bamba said some people are just playing politics with the murder of Kaaka and, thus, have linked him to the suspects.

He also indicated that he was not aware of the social media activities of the Kaaka, who, he noted, was a member of the NPP, before his death.

Mr Bamba said when the youth was agitated, he left a voice note on the youth Whatsapp platform asking them to remain calm and assist the police to conduct investigations into the initial disturbances.

The MCE said he was advised not to come to the community during the day of the rioting for security reasons, thus, his absence from the area on 29 June 2021 – the day of the shooting.

He also said some people polarised the youth of Ejura against the police and the political heads for their own interest before the day of the demonstration.

Concerning the shooting, Mr Bamba said the military should have used minimal force in handling the demonstrators.

“Sincerely speaking, I have not received any official information with regard to the fact that this whole thing is about A or B. What I can say as a resident, an indigene of Ejura is that some faceless individuals are trying to use the death of Kaaka for their own parochial interest. That’s what I can say looking at the circumstances and the whole environment has been polarized. I must also add that the event of 29 June that led to the death of the two individuals and others getting injured cannot be looked at in isolation. Some of the interviews that I listened to point to the fact that the youth and the community was actually polarised against the police and the political heads before the 29th”, the MCE said.

Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com