IGP vows to arrest killers behind Asawase shootings

The Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno has vowed to ensure persons behind the two separate fatal shooting incidents at Asawase in the Ashanti Region are arrested.

The IGP led a team of senior police officers and investigators on a fact-finding mission to the area following two fatal shootings within a week.

The death of a 60-year-old man, identified as Mohammed Madi Suleman, remains topical in Asawase and the Ashanti after he was shot on Friday July 25.

The deceased who was returning to his vehicle from a local eatery was shot and killed by unknown gunmen on a motorbike.

This incident comes after a local chief also died in a similar incident.

This has raised security concerns forcing police chiefs to visit the area.

A team led by the Inspector General of Police visited both crime scenes as Police make frantic efforts to unravel the mystery behind the incidents and also work to arrest the perpetrators.

The IGP during the visit instructed his men to ensure the persons behind both incidents are arrested.

Director General of Operations at the Ghana Police Service, DCOP Vance Gariba, assured that the police would apprehend the perpetrators of both crimes.

He further directed the police to ensure strict enforcement of the ban on the movement of motor bikes after 7pm as directed by the Ashanti Regional Security Council.

Relatives of the deceased say they remain shocked over the death as they call for justice.

The body was transported to Accra for burial after relatives performed the necessary Islamic rites.