{"id":658304,"date":"2019-07-17T13:41:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T13:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"
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The irate youth burning lorry tyres at NDC Regional Office at Amakom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family members and friends of Wasihu Iddrisu,\n35, a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Taskforce,\nwho was shot and ki"},"modified":"2019-07-17T13:41:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T13:41:35","slug":"ndc-on-rampage-over-vigilante-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/17\/ndc-on-rampage-over-vigilante-killing\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC On Rampage Over Vigilante killing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The irate youth burning lorry tyres at NDC Regional Office at Amakom<\/strong><\/p>\n

Family members and friends of Wasihu Iddrisu,
\n35, a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Taskforce,
\nwho was shot and killed by the Hawks (another NDC vigilante group), went on the
\nrampage last Monday in Kumasi to demand justice for the deceased.<\/p>\n

They said until former President John
\nMahama and the party\u2019s leadership found something sensible to tell them about
\nWasihu\u2019s senseless killing, they would continue to make things difficult for
\nthe opposition party in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n

Burning Tyres<\/strong><\/p>\n

Armed with offensive weapons including
\nmachetes, some members of the group, without provocation, started to openly
\nburn car tyres on the premises of the NDC regional office at Amakom, Kumasi.<\/p>\n

The angry members also chanted war songs
\nand issued threats as they demanded justice for their late colleague, Wasihu.<\/p>\n

NDC Gurus Flee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sensing danger, the NDC regional
\nexecutives and members that were at the party office at the time reportedly ran
\ntowards different directions in a desperate attempt to prevent being attacked
\nby the mob.<\/p>\n

The burning of car tyres continued for
\nsome time on the premises of the NDC regional office before the police came in
\nto restore calm.<\/p>\n

Cause of Anger<\/strong><\/p>\n

The friends and family members of Wasihu
\nsaid that the NDC leadership in the region was offering support to the killers
\nof their brother, and being NDC staunch members also, they said they had to
\nprove to them that the party does not support wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

They said if the NDC members wanted to
\nenjoy their peace, then they should stop offering support to the suspects and
\nalso think about a reasonable monetary compensation for the bereaved family.<\/p>\n

Proper
\nCompensation<\/strong><\/p>\n

The irate group said they were demanding
\nwhat they called \u2018proper compensation\u2019 from the leadership of the NDC for
\nWasihu\u2019s death and had vowed to atone for the death of the departed if nothing
\nis done.<\/p>\n

According to them, since Wasihu was
\nbrutally shot and killed on Monday, February 18, the NDC leadership had given
\nthe family GH\u00a210,000 and said that cannot compensate for the loss of a human
\nbeing.<\/p>\n

They went on the rampage burning car
\ntyres and threatening to manhandle the party\u2019s executives when they stormed the
\nNDC regional office.<\/p>\n

Before they got to the regional office,
\nthe angry group caused mayhem at Sawaba Junction in Kumasi where they burnt
\nanother set of car tyres.<\/p>\n

The police eventually calmed tempers
\nbefore they left the NDC Amakom Office threatening to return if the leadership
\nrefused to compensate the family adequately for the death of Wasihu.<\/p>\n

Wasihu\u2019s Widow<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tanko Mohammed,
\none of the family members of the deceased, said they would not listen to any
\npleas if the NDC refused to give the family justice.<\/p>\n

He said Wasihu left behind a wife,
\nchildren and family members, who cannot fend for the widow and the children.<\/p>\n

He said the family wanted the party to
\nproperly compensate them so that they can take care of the widow and children
\nleft behind by the deceased.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, there is tension at Sawaba as
\nthe angry youth in the densely populated community have threatened to cause
\nmore troubles until the law eventually deals mercilessly with the killers of
\nWasihu.<\/p>\n

Suspects
\nRemanded<\/strong><\/p>\n

So far, about five persons have been
\narrested in connection with Wasihu\u2019s murder even though the police put 12
\nvigilantes (The Hawks) on wanted list. Those arrested are on remand.<\/p>\n

The police mentioned some of the
\nsuspects at large as Abdul Bari Mohammed, alias Warrior; Midjima; Abu Taliban;
\nSaani Mohammed, aka Commando; Gyafaru, alias Element; Fuseini, aka Jah Rhule;
\nDemos, Fayiz and Suleiman, aka Akon.<\/p>\n

Apart from Wasihu, who was shot multiple
\ntimes and killed instantly, another Taskforce member, identified as Abdul
\nRahman, aka West, was also hit by bullets, and was rushed to the Komfo Anokye
\nTeaching Hospital. <\/p>\n

On February 18, the NDC Ashanti Regional
\nOffice in Kumasi was turned into a war zone, as the two rival vigilante groups \u2013
\nthe Hawks and the Taskforce \u2013 engaged in a fierce shootout, resulting in the
\ndeath of Wasihu.<\/p>\n

The Hawks, according to the police,
\nopenly shot two members of the NDC Taskforce in a Hollywood fashion in the full
\nglare of the public.<\/p>\n

Window Escape<\/strong><\/p>\n

As of the time of the shooting, NDC
\nnational executives, including Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, Johnson Asiedu Nketia and
\nBarbara Serwah Asamoah, were meeting the Ashanti regional executives to restore
\npeace.<\/p>\n

They were holding the meeting to address
\nthe numerous problems facing the party in the various constituencies in the
\nregion when hell broke loose. <\/p>\n

The national executives reportedly had
\nto jump through the windows to save their lives.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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