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The Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament will investigate the killing of five residents of Bortianor Hills in the Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro constituency on allegations of their involvement in languard activities.
Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Andrew Amoako Asiamah gave the directive following a statement made on the floor by the Member of Parliament for the area, Sylvester Matthew Tetteh condemning the killings.
The MP who condemned the killings said family members of the deceased victims have denied the claim by the police that the suspects were landguards.
Hon Sylvester Tetteh has therefore appealed to residents to keep calm as government through law enforcement agencies investigates the matter to bring perpetrators to justice.
On June 6, 2023, while keeping an eye on land guard activity nearby, the police opened fire on the suspects, killing them purportedly as a result.
Suspects were killed in a firefight at Bortianor in Greater Accra, according to the police.
The five were allegedly landguards, according to a statement released by the police on Saturday, June 10, 2023. When the police arrived in the area, they got into a shootout with the five people.
“On June 8th, 2023, the police conducted an operation targeting criminal elements involved in robbery and land guard activities.
These individuals had been terrorizing residents and landowners in Bortianor and nearby communities,” the police statement explained.
The suspects opened fire from their hiding place when they saw the police squad approaching, which caused the cops to retaliate.
Five of the suspects were consequently hurt and later determined to be dead at the hospital, while the other suspects left the scene and are currently at large, according to the police.
The police claim that they were able to seize several weapons from the accused, including guns and ammo, to use as exhibits.
“Exhibits retrieved from the crime scene include one (1) AK47 assault rifle, ten (10) rounds of AK47 ammunition, one (1) pump-action gun with nine (9) rounds of BB cartridges, two (2) pistols with ten (10) rounds of 9mm ammunition, one (1) unregistered Toyota Tacoma pickup, four (4) motorbikes, three (3) of which are unregistered, a knife, and a pepper spray,” the police reported.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com/Nana Kwaku Boffah
