The Volta Caucus in Parliament wants more police personnel posted to Sogakope and the entire Tongu District following the murder of the Assemblyman for the area, Marcus Mawutor Adzahli.
Addressing the Parliamentary Press Corps on the issue, Member of Parliament (MP) for South Tongu, Kwabena Woyome, in whose jurisdiction the incident happened said, the area is becoming increasingly insecure and unsafe for residents.
He noted that the Minister for the Interior and the Inspector General of Police must take action immediately, adding that the residents are justified in demanding the mass transfer of police officers in Sogakope, since there is a strong perception of their complicity in the crime.
The Assemblyman for the South Sogakope Electoral Area, Marcus Mawutor Adzahli, was murdered in his house on the dawn of Sunday, 1st March 2020
According to eyewitnesses, the police failed to respond to distress calls and only came to the scene after the murderers had left.