The family of social activist Ibrahim Mohammed (Kaaka) has slammed state prosecution for the delay in bringing justice to their deceased family member.
The family were disappointed that the case before the Asokwa District court has already suffered 14 adjournments with little progress.
A family spokesperson, Rabbiu Mohammed, who addressed journalists after proceedings on Tuesday, 8 March 2022, said neither the prosecution team nor the suspects were present in court at the hearing, forcing another adjournment.
“The family is not taking it easy at all. It is quite unfortunate that this case has been adjourned continuously since July last year and nothing has been done to date.
“The little resources we have at hand to take care of the five daughters left behind by our brother, Kaaka, is the same resources we have been using to follow the case in court.
“They don’t tell us anything; we have to find out from the clerks what is happening. Kaaka’s brother is also standing trial, so all this is really affecting the family,” Rabbiu lamented.
He urged authorities to attach seriousness to the matter since it has gained national attention.
“We are of the view that the necessary stakeholders, that is, the prosecutor, with the office of Attorney General and everybody should do the needful to bring the matter to finality.”
The case has been adjourned to 22 March 2022.
At the moment, the three-member committee of inquiry has submitted its findings on the Ejura disturbance.
The 55-page report recommended the payment of adequate compensation to the families of two deceased persons who died in the protest – Abdul Nasir Yusif and Murtala Suraj Mohammed, as well as to Kaaka’s family.
It also recommended the structural expansion of the Ejura Police Station, as well as an increment in personnel to enable the police command to deal with such situations better in the future.
The report said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Philip Kojo Hammond should be transferred for incompetence and that his relationship with the community had been damaged beyond repair.
Background
Ibrahim Muhammed, also known as Kaaka, was a resident of Ejura who was believed to have been attacked by a mob. He later died at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) due to injuries.
Witness accounts claim that the deceased was ambushed in front of his house when he was returning home on his motorbike at about 1:30 am on Sunday, 27 June 2021.
Ibrahim Muhammed was rushed to the Ejura Municipal Hospital to receive medical treatment after the attack.
He was later transferred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, where he died at midday on Monday, 28 June 2021, the Ashanti Regional Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Godwin Ahianyo, told the media at a press briefing.
Providing an account of the incident, the widow of the deceased, Sahada Hudu, said she found him in a pool of blood after the attack.
“I thought my husband was driving away goats from the house at the time. Little did I know that he was being attacked. We saw him in a pool of blood. The people bolted as soon as we opened the door to check what was happening,” she recounted.
Before his death, Ibrahim Muhammed, aged 45, took to social media, where he posted social critiques about the Ejura Municipality and other issues of national importance.
His last activity on Facebook was a post criticising the arrest of 15 members of the #TheFixCountry at the High Court Complex on 25 June.
In the aftermath of his death, scores of angry residents stormed the streets in Ejura to demand justice.
Two shot dead, four hospitalised
Two protestors died while four others were left in critical condition after law enforcement officers shot into a crowd demonstrating over the death of Kaaka.
The other injured persons were taken to the Ejura Government Hospital for treatment.
Court Remands Three Suspected Killers Of Kaaka
Meanwhile, a District Court in Asokwa in the Ashanti Region on 2 July remanded three into police custody in connection with the murder of Kaaka.
Isaka Ibrahim, Fuseini Alhassan and Idi Mohammed were slapped with conspiracy to commit a murder. The court is yet to take their pleas.