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Gang of 7 killings: Govt's compensation 'not enough' – Family

A family member of the seven young Zongo youth who were mistakenly shot at Manso Nkwanta by the Police in the Ashanti region in 2017 has said the compensation package given to the affected families is not enough.

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A relative, Ahmed Salim said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's decision to offer some GH¢1.7m to families of the victims is commendable but the government needs to go the extra mile by ensuring that the police officers are brought to book.

In an interview on Accra-based Citi FM, he said Nana Addo needs to back his words with action.

He said "Indeed, we have welcomed the decision of the President on the package given, but we have certain reservations. The continuous stay of the Regional Police Commander, we feel that his Excellency the President and the government and its entirety is working on the recommendations the committee gave. The report clearly stipulates that those killed were never armed robbers and there were no facts to establish that they indeed exchanged bullets with the Police.

"We were thinking that the IGP should have interdicted the Police Commander and those men who acted in this serious matter before anything serious will go on. An assurance [to prosecute police officers] from the President is satisfactory but pending their incarceration we will not be satisfied."

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The government has declared that the families of the 7 young men that were mistakenly shot by the police at Asawase in the Ashanti Region will be compensated with GH¢1,750,000.

Each family is expected to receive GH¢250,000 each.

This was announced by Nana Addo at the Zongo for Peace and Development Conference in Kumasi.

Background

In July last year, the Ashanti Regional Police Command announced that they have killed seven out of the seven armed robbers that attacked and killed their colleague in Manso Nkwanta.

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The alleged robbers attacked the bus the deceased officer, Lance Corporal Tieku was travelling on from Ayirebikrom to Manso Nkwanta and shot him.

However, a government investigations into the killings revealed that the killed persons were not armed robbers.

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