According to a statement from the Presidency, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, to begin an immediate public inquiry into the Ejura incidents yesterday.
“The Interior Minister is to provide a detailed report from the Inquiry, with recommendations for appropriate action, within ten days, i.e. by July 9th 2021, to the President,†said the statement issued by Acting Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin.
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The statement also conveyed the President’s sadness about the death of Ibrahim Mohammed, whose attack by a mob and demise shortly led to a clash between security personnel and protestors that also led to two other deaths.
On Tuesday, June 29, Ejura youth took to the streets to protest a mob attack and subsequent death of a social media activist, Ibrahim Kaaka Mohammed, who is a known affiliate of the #FixTheCountry and Economic Freedom Fighters pressure groups.
The youth say authorities failed to protect Kaaka, as he is popularly known, because he had reported threats made on his life due to his activism prior to the assault on him.
They blocked roads and burned tyres, compelling security authorities to dispatch a team of military and police personnel to maintain order.
A soldier is captured in a viral video squatting and taking aim at a protestor before firing – shortly after arriving at the scene of the protest.
Four other protesters have also sustained gunshot injuries.Kaaka was critical of the government’s seeming neglect of the social and infrastructural needs of his community.
He will typically make short videos to depict deplorable roads, poor drainage systems among other issues and post them on his Facebook page.