The military’s cruel position during the Ejura fight was guarded by Lt. Col. Kwesi Ware Peprah, Commanding Officer of the fourth Infantry Battalion.
On Tuesday, June 29, 2021, security officials shot and killed two people who were among a gathering of youngsters fighting in light of the killing of extremist Ibrahim’ Kaaka’ Mohammed.
Talking before an advisory group researching the passing’s, Peprah clarified why the techniques for troops differed from those of the police.
These were the words of Lt. Col. Kwesi Ware Preprah right before the committee on July 7, 2021;
”Our primary role in internal security operations is to help police or civil authorities maintain law and order. The other one is to restore law and order. The restoration comes in when the police is overwhelmed. It means the police has pampered you, used the appropriate measures and you are still not listening. When the military comes in, force must be applied. We cannot adopt the same measure that the police adopted but we have to go a little further because that was used and you are still out of control”.
