MP for Ketu South decries Shooting Incident at Aflao, Calls for Calm
"You see, what is happening now could have been avoided in the first place if the soldier behind the shooting had exercised a little more discretion
Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ketu South Constituency, Dzifa Abla Gomashie, has condemned last Sunday shooting incident at Aflao in which a military officer opened fire on a motorbike (Okada) rider with an immigration officer also sustaining gunshot wounds after an altercation at the Aflao Beat 9 Border.
She said the growing tension between residents of the border town and the security agencies following the incident was not good for the peace and security of the area.
“You see, what is happening now could have been avoided in the first place if the soldier behind the shooting had exercised a little more discretion. Much as I respect the professionalism of the military and all other security agencies, I think they ought to exercise a little more discretion sometimes in handling these issues between them and civilians,” the MP said in an interview with Ghananewsonline.com.gh, Tuesday.
The Ketu South MP who was in the constituency to sympathize with the victim, Korku Tengey, and his family, and also to interact with the security agencies on how to maintain the peace going forward called on residents of the area especially the youth who have vowed to unleash their wrath on the security agencies, to exercise caution and to refrain from taking the laws into their own hands in the interest of peace and the security of the area.
“It is better to be on the right side of the law than to fall foul of the law – what has happened is unfortunate, but the members of the security agencies are our brothers as well and live among us with their families, and so let’s be law abiding and ensure that we do the right things in the interest of peace,” Hon. Gomashie stated.
She called on the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Ketu South, Maxwell Kofi Lugudor, and the Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) to launch a thorough investigation into the incident so as to bring the matter to rest.
She further appealed to the security agencies to exercise high levels of professionalism in the discharge of their lawful duties to the state in order to prevent these unfortunate incidents from recurring.
By Leo Nelson || Ghananewsonline.com.gh
