Security Analyst, David Agbee, says the government must act swiftly in addressing the concerns raised by the family of the slain citizen and Social Media Activist, Kaaka Mohammed.
Speaking to GBC News, Mr. Agbee explained that the delay in releasing the report on the Ejura Shooting Enquiry could pose a threat to the peace in the area.
He said it could also fuel unnecessary suspicion and further derail public confidence in the government and other security agencies.
“I have said this earlier on that the report is a necessary report prepared by the committee and so the whole country is expecting that the report will communicate certain information to Ghanaians and Ejura people that the issues that happened at Ejura government has not swept the issue under the carpet, And so we need to pay attention to the concerns people are raising such that at the end of the day we are expecting that the Interior Minister will be able to organize a press conference to tell this country that the government is still working to resolve all concerns raised. But at the appropriate time, government will publish the necessary part of the report to the general public for the people to digest and go through and see that at the end of the day they are finding solutions to the problems which actually, I do believe that it is fueling some anxiety in Ejura, but also, strongly believe that government is working on it.’’
Mr. Agbee said psychological or emotional support for the family of the deceased and other victims is as essential as providing financial assistance to help them to cope with the unfortunate situation.
“They also think that it is the monetary aspect alone that serve as a weapon to compensate people, but do not consider other factors which are a necessary ingredient to console people and serve as motivation or more or less serve, as psychological to reorient people they always have the view that when people are crying you just go and give them money and that solves the whole problem, but there’s a psychological aspect of those things which government needs to pay attention and send psychological aspect. And the police need to reorient, the people that yes you have lost your family yes people have been amputated due to a disturbance, yes people have been shot and so the psychological angle too is very necessary.’’
On Monday, August 24, 2021, family of Ibrahim Mohammed, alias Kaaka, appealed to the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu to use his office to intervene in the investigations leading to the death of their son and the arrest of his brother, Iddi.
The family stated that it is distressing enough for the family to accept the death of their son, but unfair for his brother to be arrested because he is innocent and could not have killed Kaaka. The family called on the Chief Imam at his residence at Fadama, in Accra.
