The three-member committee set up to probe the circumstances leading to the death of three people in Ejura in the Ashanti Region begins work from Tuesday (6 July).
The committee has Justice George Kingsley Koomson as its chairman, together with Vladimir Antwi-Danso, an international relations expert, and Juliet Amoah, the executive director of Penplusbytes, as members.
The three-member committee “will receive evidence from witnesses at its sitting at the Prempeh Assembly Hall in Kumasi at 10: 00am each day,” a statement
Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, who established the committee has given the three-member committee a 10-day ultimatum to submit its report.
“I’m announcing to the nation for the first time that I have set up a three-member ministerial committee to conduct a public inquiry into the unfortunate occurrences on Tuesday 29 June 2021,” Dery said.
Public inquiry
President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday instructed the Interior Minister to conduct a public inquiry into the circumstances in Ejura which led to the “unfortunate occurrences of Tuesday 29 June 2021”.
A statement signed by Eugene Arhin, the acting director of communications in the Office of the President, said: “The Interior Minister is to provide a detailed report from the inquiry, with recommendations for appropriate action, within ten days, ie, by 9 July 2021, to President Akufo-Addo.”
The statement said the president has been deeply saddened by the death of Ibrahim “Kaaka” Mohammed, a well-known citizen journalist in Ejura.
Arrests
Kaaka, 45, was reportedly attacked by unknown people in Ejura in the small hours of Sunday 27 June.
He died on Monday afternoon (28 June) at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, where he was receiving treatment. At least two suspects have been arrested in connection with the Kaaka murder.
The suspects – Ibrahim Issaka and Fuseini Alhassan – were picked up on Monday evening in response to police intelligence.
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