{"id":25718,"date":"2023-03-08T11:20:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T11:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/08\/i-had-no-idea-my-son-is-coming-to-ashaiman-after-taking-a-sick-leave-from-his-base-in-sunyani-late-soldiers-mother-speaks\/"},"modified":"2023-03-08T11:20:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T11:20:53","slug":"i-had-no-idea-my-son-is-coming-to-ashaiman-after-taking-a-sick-leave-from-his-base-in-sunyani-late-soldiers-mother-speaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/08\/i-had-no-idea-my-son-is-coming-to-ashaiman-after-taking-a-sick-leave-from-his-base-in-sunyani-late-soldiers-mother-speaks\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI had no idea my son is coming to Ashaiman after taking a sick leave from his base in Sunyani\u201d \u2013 Late soldier\u2019s mother speaks \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The mother of the 22-year-old military officer whose alleged murder sparked military brutality in Ashaiman says her son\u2019s death has devastated her.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Afia Kyerah claims she had no idea her son was visiting Ashaiman while on sick leave from his base in Sunyani, Bono Region.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, March 7, the military brutalized residents of Ashaiman following the death of Sheriff Imoro.<\/p>\n<p>Afia Kyerah told journalists that justice should be served.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSherrif didn\u2019t have any friends, he was always with me, some neighbours were always teasing me for turning him into a mummy\u2019s boy. I had no idea he was coming to Ashaiman, I had no idea he will die like this, his death is so painful, I\u2019m sad and devastated,\u201d the mother said.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday morning, a 22-year-old soldier with the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) band in Sunyani, Bono Region, was reportedly stabbed to death by unknown attackers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong>\u00a0Military invasion in Ashaiman was not to avenge soldier\u2019s death but fish out suspects \u2013 GAF<\/p>\n<p>The soldier was said to be on his way back from his girlfriend\u2019s house in Taifa to his home in Zongo-Laka, Ashaiman, when the unfortunate incident occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Following the alleged murder of the military officer under discusssion, military personnel stormed Ashaiman on Tuesday, March 7, and brutalized anyone they came across.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>Consequently, many Ghanaians have expressed their angst over the happenings in Ashaiman.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VIDEO BELOW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"MK4vEOk4bVA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ashaiman soldier mother speaks\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MK4vEOk4bVA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; The mother of the 22-year-old military officer whose alleged murder sparked military brutality in Ashaiman says her son\u2019s death has devastated her. 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