Interior Minister Ambrose Dery is leading a government delegation to Ejura in the Ashanti Region to officially open a divisional police command.
This is part of the government’s response to the Justice Koomson Committee’s recommendations on the Ejura disturbances, which resulted in the deaths of two indigenous people and the injuries of three more.
In June 2021, several Ejura locals flocked to the streets to protest the death of a social media activist, Ibrahim Mohammed, also known as Kaaka.
A combination police and military squad was dispatched to respond to the protest, and while attempting to disperse the protestors, they fired firearms, killing two individuals and injuring three more.
The government, through the Ministry of Interior, then formed a committee to investigate the disturbances, which suggested, among other things, that victims and bereaved families be compensated.
To improve security, the committee also suggested expanding the police command and retooling the local police force.
The Divisional Police Command was established as part of attempts to increase security and provide greater resources to the police to carry out their tasks.
