He said he does not care about husbands committing uxoricide in their homes.
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If someone kills his wife, how does that concern me? - Minister asks
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah has taken on Ghanaians especially residents in Kumasi.
Simon Osei-Mensah
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"If someone kills his wife, how does that concern me? It is not my responsibility to ensure that couples do not fight at home and if they do, I don’t fix the problems of families in their homes.
"It is not my function to address problems in individual homes as a minister," he said on Accra-based Citi FM.
His comment comes in the wake of calls by various interest groups seeking security due to the rampant killings and robbery in the region.
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He said, though he is the Regional Minister and in-charge of the security, he can't visit every household to stop husband and wife from fighting.
Osei-Mensah said: "I'm the regional minister and I’m in charge of the general security of the people in Ashanti Region, but I can’t visit every household to stop lovers or couples from fighting. I can't determine what couples do in their homes."
Ruth Ama Eshun, a community health nurse was killed at Sewua Health Centre in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region.
The lifeless body of Ruth Ama Eshun was found a few meters to her home on February 3, 2020.
Reports suggest Ruth was gang-raped and murdered. But these claims have not been confirmed by the police.
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Other notable unsolved killings in the region include:
The suspected murder of a 21-year old woman, Augustina Tindanzor at Ahenema Kokoben New site in Kumasi on January 15, 2020.
The murder of a middle-aged woman at Kokoben near Asafo Boakye Hospital in the Ashanti Region.
The killing of Comfort Owusu Afriyie, aka Maame Yaa at the Cedar Crescent Hotel at Denyame in Kumasi.
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