Bawleshie Violence: National Security uncovered in ‘ambush’ compensation

Attorneys for various persons who also sustained various injuries throughout the Ayawaso By-election violence have got exposed the National Safety Ministry for surreptitiously “smuggling” the victims into a conference to pay them some quantities as compensation without proper settlement. Lawyers Abraham Amaliba plus Victor Adawudu said there is no negotiation with the sufferers before agreeing on anywhere to be paid the sufferers. Chief Director of the ministry, one Col Ababio Serebour (retd) who led the procedure was prevented from offering the package to the sufferers by their lawyers. He mentioned National Security Minister Albert Kan Dapaah had actually increased the original amount these people planned to give out. The particular National Security Ministry convened a meeting on 22nd Oct, 2021 at the Ministry beneath the pretext of negotiation yet made moves to effect obligations which lawyers for some from the victims opposed. Some of the sufferers expressed appreciation to previous President John Dramani Mahama and the opposition National Democratic Congress for supporting all of them in the aftermath of the assault. A new date is set to be set for an agreement to be achieved. The Ayawaso West by-election took place upon 31 January 2019 following the death of the incumbent MP Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko on 21 Nov 2018. Lydia Alhassan of the New Patriotic Party was elected along with 69% of the votes. Assault erupted in the area of the La-Bawaleshie polling station two hrs after the election had began, though there was no passing away recorded there where casualties. In the melee, the Ningo-Prampram MP, Mr Sam George, was assaulted and mass media reports indicated that eighteen people were wounded by gunshots. The perpetrators were disguised, allegedly men from the Nationwide Security Operative. Source: MyNewsGh. com/2021
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