Kumasi (Ashanti Region) -- Alhaji Awudu Ariff Abubakari, former Ashanti Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sent a protest note through his solicitors, Law Trust Company to his excellency John Kufuor, President of the Republic, demanding an immediate investigations into the unlawful conduct of the Ghana Armed Forces at his residence in Kumasi.
The protest note, which was copied to the Attorney-General, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Interior said, it was drawing the attention of his excellency, who is the Commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces to such a serious abuse of power by the Armed Forces. Failure of such an investigation, the note said, Alhaji Ariff Abubakari would seek redress in the courts of Law.
The Ghana Palaver sources close to Law Trust Company said on the night of 25 March 2002, a group of armed men believed to be members of the security agencies invaded the residence of Alhaji Ariff Abubakari at Aboabo number one in Kumasi.
Two of the armed men, according to Ghana Palaver sources, jumped the defence wall of the house, destroyed the gates and entered the premises and at gunpoint, ransacked the rooms. The source said, when Hajia Zeinab Ariff, the lady of the house demanded to know the purpose for the heavy military presence, she was ordered at gunpoint to comply with their mission, creating fear, shock and panic among members of the household.
