Key suspects in Ashaiman soldier’s death arrested – Police

The Police Administration says it has arrested the key suspect in the murder of Sheriff Imoro, a soldier at Ashaiman.

In a release, the Police noted that the suspect was arrested through a sustained intelligence-led operation.

“The Police after a week of sustained intelligence-led operation have arrested the key suspects involved in the murder of Imoro Sherrif, the soldier who was found dead at Taifa Ashiaman on 4th March, 2023,” the release stated.

It would be recalled that on Saturday, March 4, 2023, a young soldier was murdered at Ashaiman Taifa.

His death however angered the military for which in the early hours of Tuesday, March 7, some military personnel invaded Ashaiman, an Accra suburb, and brutalised some residents in their search for the perpetrators of their colleague’s murder.

Footages shared on social media show armed military personnel brutalising residents.

During the search for the perpetrators, a number of residents were arrested of which the last badge was released on Friday.

The MP for the area then condemned the act by the military men.

According to him although the killing of the soldier was a dastardly act, “we cannot take the laws into our hands whether we are lawmakers or security agencies.”

However, the Ghana Armed Forces say the operation was merely a swoop in a man-hunt for some criminals and not for vengeance.

According to GAF, “the military operation, which was sanctioned by the Military High Command, was NOT to avenge the killing of the soldier but rather to fish out the perpetrators of the heinous crime.”

They added that their “swoop” had led to the arrest of about 184 suspects aged between 21 and 47 years old and they have since handed them over to the military police who will subsequently send them over to the Ghana Police Service for screening and further action.

Source: myjoyonline