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The National Communication Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammy Gyamfi has expressed disappointment in the report of Committee set aside to investigate the chaos of Ejura. The Committee after its sitting recommended the immediate transfer of the District Police Commander of Ejura DSP Philip Kojo Hammond, following his incompetence in handling the Ejura case and also over the fact that his relationship with Ejura community members is broken beyond measure. It also recommended the…

The family of Kaaka has disclosed that it requested an audience with the Inspector General of Police to raise their concerns at the highest level but the request hasn't been replied to or accorded any respect. The family says the head of Parliamentary committee over seeing the work of the police was deployed some time back to jump from media to media to spread false information about Baba Iddi stating that he was the one who killed Kaaka, his brother. They continued that the manner in which the police is handling the…

The family of Kaaka, a social media activist who was murdered months ago while on his way to his house at about 1:30am has finally reacted to the way and manner in which their brother's case is being handled by the police. According to the family they have refused to go public on the matter with the hope that justice will be served and served swiftly but that never came to pass. They have stated emphatically that they refuse to stay silent any longer. Kaaka's family has also mentioned that all attempts to reach the…

Police have arrested three armed robbers suspected to be Fulani's who attempted to attack a Taxi driver at Teacherkrom on Aframso Sekyedumase road. According to police, the Taxi driver, Kofi Seidu Emmanuel upon getting to where the incident took place, he got signaled by the armed robbers asking him to stop but he didn't. Instead he gathered courage and knocked down one of the robbers then bolted. Upon reaching Aframso, he narrated the incident to youth of the area who then agreed to go to the spot where the incident…

Ghanaian Security Analyst Adam Bonaa has expressed doubt in the work done so far by the Justice Kingsley Koomson Committee set up by the Interior Minister Ambrose Derry to investigate the Ejura disturbance. The Committee came about following Nana Addo Dankwa's intruction to the Interior Minister Abrose Derry to investigate the Ejura chaos which claimed the lives of two men in addition to Kaaka Macho who was murdered in the same town. The President ordered that a report on the disturbance be brought to him. As part of…

Following the recent events that unfolded in Ejura which claimed the lives of two people including social media activist Kaaka Macho, the Municipal Chief Executive of Ejura, Mohammed Salisu Bamba has withdrawn from his earlier intent for a reappointment. In a letter sighted on social media, the MCE for Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality said he arrived at the decision to withdraw from his application for the position of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the peace of the Municipality and the general unity and growth of…

The family of late social media activist Ibrahim Mohammed well known as Macho Kaaka who was murdered by some assailants while on his way home around 1:30 am on 27th June have made a quick U-turn on its earlier decision not to appear before the Justice Koomson Committee probing the matter. Earlier statement from the family of Kaaka signed by the family's spokesperson Nafiu Mohammed alerted the Interior Minister that it will not testify before the 3-member Committee that is investigating the Ejura disturbance. They made…

Three suspected armed robbers alleged to be involved in several armed robbery cases in the Nabdam and Zebilla districts have on Sunday 11th July 2021 been arrested by the Upper East Regional Police Command. The three robbers are in the persons of Yidaana Shamshudeen aged 23, Bodozina Awudu aka 'Network Absorber' aged 20 and Maxwell Ziaba also known as 'Strongman' aged 19. The suspects were all arrested from their various hideouts at Pelungu and Dakota. Things found on them were locally manufactured Pistol, three…

The 3-member Committee set by the Interior Minister Ambrose Derry under the orders of President Nana Addo to investigate the unfortunate incident which occurred on 29th June 2021 that claimed the lives of 2 men will resume sitting today, 12th July 2021. The Committee resumes on Monday and it happens to be the 5th day of sitting since the probing of the Ejura incident began. So far 11 witnesses have appeared before the Committee which includes the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, Deputy Ashanti Regional…

Vice President of Imani Africa Mr. Kofi Bentil has said that Ghanaians do not have any confidence in the 3-member Committee set by Interior Minister Ambrose Derry under the instructions of Nana Addo to investigate the unfortunate killing of two Ejura youth on 29th June 2021. He explained that his comment comes following the kind of questions and comments the committee members make which he believes isn't in line with the Terms of Condition. 'I have found nobody, not even one person who has any confidence in the…