I Don’t Know Who Gave Order To Shoot And Kill Rampaging Youth At Nkoranza

…Bono East Regional Minister

The Regional Minister for Bono East, Kwasi Adu-Gyan, absolved himself of any responsibility for the shooting of some rampaging youth of Nkoranza by the Police after the youth had gone berserk over the death of an armed robbery suspect.

According to Mr. ASdu-Gyan, he was nowhere near the place when the Police opened fire on the irate youth.

“I don’t know who gave the orders. I was not there when the orders were given. I had left there. Immediately the reinforcement came, I left the scene for them to take over,” he told Accra-based JoyNews.

The Regional Minister however admitted he called for the reinforcement when the youth besieged the Nkoranza Municipal Police Station.

“I called for the reinforcement. I called the Regional Commander that they should bring reinforcement to come and rescue their colleagues at the Nkoranza Police Station. So immediately they came, we withdrew because we have been there for all that time, and we thought it wasn’t our work to be there.”

The youth of Nkoranza became agitated when a supposed armed robbery suspect Albert Donkor who had been arrested by the Police and kept in custody was reportedly executed by the police in Nkoranza.

The Police have been claiming Albert Donkor died while exchanging fire with the Police in a shootout. However, his family has refuted the claim saying he was picked up from home and sent to the Police station.

In reaction, the irate youth of Nkoranza besieged the Municipal Police head office on Tuesday, May 17.

They freed six other suspects picked up by the Police on suspicion of being armed robbers together with the deceased.

The Police also opened fire. At least one person died whilst nine persons, including three in critical condition, are receiving treatment for gunshot wounds at the St. Theresa’s Catholic Hospital.