Elders of Bortianor have added their voice to calls on Parliament to investigate the matter of five individuals suspected to be land guards who were allegedly shot and killed by Police at Akwasa Hill at Bortianor in the Ga South Municipality.
The elders are petitioning MPs to, as a matter of urgency, look into the matter. The victims were shot dead after they allegedly engaged in a shootout with the Police on June 8 after allegedly attacking workers of an estate development company.
Four other suspects sustained injuries. Mankralo of Bortianor, Nii Kojo Mansah, said the incident has sparked widespread anger among traditional authorities at Bortianor following the killing of five persons by the police.
The Elders want to know exactly what happened to those individuals who were shot by the police. The police have stated that the suspects have been causing fear and distress among residents and homeowners at Bortianor and nearby Communities.
Some residents have contested these claims, asserting that some of the individuals killed were not landguards but ordinary residents.
Meanwhile, Parliament has already put processes in place to probe the killings. The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Andrew Amoako Asiamah, has assigned the Defence and Interior Committee to conduct an investigation into the killing of the five individuals at Bortianor.
In addition, he called on the leadership of the Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee to collaborate with the Defence and Interior Committee to assist with the inquiry.
The decision to launch an investigation comes in response to a request made by Sylvester Tetteh, the Member of Parliament for the area, and other lawmakers, who demanded that Parliament conduct an inquiry into the incident.
Source: Citi
