Simon Osei Mensah

Ashanti Regional Minister takes responsibility for military presence in Ejura

graphic.com.gh Jul - 02 - 2021 , 11:51

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, says he called for the presence of the military in Ejura on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.

He said he did that in the capacity of Chairman of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) because of the intelligence he gathered a day before the protest that led to the death of two persons.

He said he had picked intelligence that the youth of the area had planned to burn the Ejura District Police Station after the burial of social activist, Ibrahim Muhammed, aka Kaaka, who was killed by a mob.

He made this known in an interview on Accra-based radio station, Peace FM, on Friday, July 2, 2021.

‘I called on the military, as the Chairman of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC), to be a backup a day before the incident. I did that based on intelligence I gathered that the youth had planned to go and burn the police station in the town and the homes of the two suspects the police have arrested after the burial of Kaaka’, he said.

Describing the outcome of the military presence as unfortunate, Mr. Mensah said that was not the first time he had used the military to curb some planned activities within the region.

“It is very unfortunate what happened, but this isn’t the first time the military has been called upon to assist the police. It is a strategy I have used since 2017,” he stated.

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