The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) DCOP Ken Yeboah, has asked members of the public who are in possession of unlicensed weapons to return them to the Police.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday June 30, he said if these people fail to do so, they will be dealt with in accordance with the laws of the land.
“I am using this opportunity to tell people using unlicensed weapons to return to the police because if you are found out you will be charged according to the laws of the country,” he said.
He was addressing the press on the security situtaion sin the country.
It also comes at a time of the gruesome murder of Macho Kakaa in Ejura over the weekend.
There was also a violent clash between the military officers and the youth of the area who were demonstrating in that town on Tuesday, June 29 following the murder.
This led to the death of two persons with four sustaining various degrees of injury.
Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to take immediate steps of the situation in Ejura in the Ashanti Region.
He said “I add my voice to calls for calm following the shooting to death of two persons and the injury to many in Ejura today, following the murder of youth activist Ibrahim ‘Kaaka’ Mohammed.
“I have just seen a video of the firing of live ammunition into a crowd by persons wearing military attire, after the burial of the murdered youth activist.
“I urgently call on President Nana Akufo-Addo to initiate an immediate de-escalation of the situation in Ejura.
“There must be a very thorough investigation of both the murder of the youth activist and the security rules of engagement, which resulted in the shooting to death of the two others.
“My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims and the Ejura community.”
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, also called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to ensure that assaults and brutalities meted out to the people come to an end.
In a tweet, Mr Ablakwa said “The Commander In Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces President Akufo-Addo must immediately call his men to order, ensure sever sanctions and assure the nation that he will put an end to the climate of brutalities and increasing gross human rights violations.”
