Akro Senior High School lynching incident: President commiserates with Konor of Manya Krobo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed his condolences to the Konor of Manya Krobo, Nene Sakite II, for the death of his nephew who was lynched at the Akro Senior High School last weekend.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Seth Kwame Acheampong, led the delegation to deliver the President’s message to the Konor, who is also the President of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs, at his palace at Odumase-Krobo.
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The delegation included the Regional Director of Education, Mrs Margaret Nsiah-Asamoah; the Lower Manya Krobo Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Simon Kwaku Tetteh, and the Odumase-Krobo Police Commander, Superintendent Doris Grant.
The President said he deeply regretted the incident, but quickly lauded the Konor for his intervention, which calmed the situation.
The President also commended the police and other security agencies for helping to calm the situation from getting chaotic between the school and the Odumase-Krobo community.
“The President assures that the security apparatus will do the needful to ensure that full-scale investigations are done to bring the truth of the incident that led to the death of your family member out for justice to prevail. I assure you that the law will deal with the perpetrators when found out,” the Regional Minister said.
Disturbing
The Head of the bereaved family, Mr Eliezer Bah Sackitey, explained that the circumstances surrounding the death of Emmanuel Kpabitey Sackitey, 42, was worrying, adding that the 42-year-old was a victim of circumstance.
He said Kpabitey Sackitey, who shared a wall with the school, was going to help out when an alleged thief attacked the girls only to suffer the ultimate prize.
The Konor, for his part, said he and the people of the Manya Krobo traditional area cherished the senior high schools in the area, and would do everything possible to protect them.
He said anybody could have been the victim of the situation, and stressed that it should be the last ever under his watch.
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