{"id":141416,"date":"2024-01-21T09:12:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T09:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/21\/the-military-apprehended-and-killed-the-young-men-without-any-reason-ayariga\/"},"modified":"2024-01-21T09:12:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T09:12:52","slug":"the-military-apprehended-and-killed-the-young-men-without-any-reason-ayariga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/21\/the-military-apprehended-and-killed-the-young-men-without-any-reason-ayariga\/","title":{"rendered":"The military apprehended and killed the young men without any reason \u2013 Ayariga \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central in the Upper East region, Mahama Ayariga, has dismissed claims that the military is not involved in the killing of three individuals in the constituency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to him, he finds it difficult to comprehend why the military would engage in such actions, emphasising the need for them to collaborate with constituents to build trust in the community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on\u00a0<strong>JoyNews\u2019 Newsfile<\/strong>\u00a0on Saturday, January 20, Mr. Ayariga stated that the security agencies are responsible for the killings, and are thus creating a situation where the community resists cooperation with law enforcement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI find it totally unacceptable that the military should behave the way that they have in Bawku, particularly the way that these three young men were killed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were murdered because the military actually apprehended them and they had no reason to shoot and kill these three young men and so I find that totally unacceptable and we will continue to demand accountability on the part of the security agencies,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"q7jOtpLBB_8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bawku: The military apprehended and killed the young men without any reason \u2013 Ayariga\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q7jOtpLBB_8?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>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>When asked what led to the killing of the three young men, the Bawku Central MP asserted that \u201cYoung men were sitting in their base and having their conversation, and then the military pounced on them. One escaped, they shot and missed and then the three that were there, they apprehended them, beat them up and then they shot them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the notion that it is inconceivable for the military to attack, shoot, and kill without provocation, Mr Ayariga stated, \u201cExactly that is why I\u2019m condemning them because they should produce the provocation \u2013 what was the provocation?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the military apprehended and killed the individuals without justification, and eyewitnesses, including the local assemblyman, have attested to the events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m saying on authority that there are eyewitnesses \u2013 the assemblyman for the area is alive; he came out and pleaded with the soldiers to release the boys, and they refused, so there are witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo obviously, the military is the one to produce the provocations. What provoked them to the point where, after they had apprehended them, even if they were running away and you fired, you could have concocted the story but you arrested them, so on what basis did you decide to shoot them,\u201d Mr Ayariga asked.<\/p>\n<p>He condemned the military\u2019s actions and stressed the need for an explanation of the provocations that led to the shootings.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central in the Upper East region, Mahama Ayariga, has dismissed claims that the military is not involved in the killing of three individuals in the constituency.\u00a0 According to him, he finds it difficult to comprehend why the military would engage in such actions, emphasising the need for them [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":141417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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