Minority calls for speedy investigations into Agbogboshie killings

Accra, Aug. 27, GNA - The Minority in Parliament on Thursday appealed to the Minister of Interior to investigate, arrest and prosecute those who masterminded the last Tuesday's killings at Agbogbloshie, Accra.

The aggressive assailants reportedly used machetes, axes, iron rods, stones and other crude or lethal weapons to hack two of the victims to death and consequently inflicted degrees of life threatening multiple wounds on others.

Police report indicates that three persons lost their lives in the attack. Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Minority leader, who made this appeal at a news conference at Parliament, named the deceased as Alhassan Hussein, J.Y. Sule and M. Suala.

He also named the injured as Kamel Naazo and Anas, who sustained serious injuries and were receiving treatment at the Police Hospital. Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu wondered why some of the people, who allegedly masterminded the killings, were still walking about freely in the streets of Accra and other places with impunity.

"The inaction of the Minister of Interior is not encouraging or inspiring and does not in any way serve as a deterrent to the culprits, who are determined to violate and flout the laws of the country with absolute impunity," he said.

Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu said the victims at the hospital have allegedly named names such as Sule, Mohammed Ayatu, Sahana, Awal Voulina Naa, Sule Nabiya, Abdallah Rasta and Abdallah whom they said were responsible for the act.

He, therefore, called on the Minister to expedite action on the investigations to ensure that the perpetrators received the appropriate punishment for their crimes.

The Minority leader on behalf of the group expressed their condolences to the families of the deceased and appealed to government to appropriately compensate their relatives.