The family of one of the \u00a0two African Americans who were killed in Akwamu is blaming the Police in the Eastern Region for the murder.<\/p>\n
According to Majewa Akpan, sister to one of the deceased, the Police could have prevented the murder of the two traditional leaders of the African American community in Fihankra if they had been proactive.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”zs66vRFYgBhwvx4jksReDZSdL0CYOcaZ”]She claimed that they sought the help of the Police on several occasions when their lives were being threatened but they were not assisted in any way.<\/p>\n
Majewa Akpan narrated saying, \u201cwe went there on numerous occasions to report threats and misbehaviour on the property and when the Minister sent two of the accused men to occupy our building\u2026we asked the Police to come and assist us in getting them out and they said they wouldn\u2019t do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two African Americans; Mamelina Diop, 75, and Nzinga Jaana, 69, were found dead on May 6, 2015 after being kidnapped.<\/p>\n
The incident happened a year after the two sued the Chieftaincy Minister for \u201cunlawfully\u201d confiscating and declaring the Fihankra stool and skin as vacant at a press conference.<\/p>\n
The women accused the Chieftaincy Minister\u2019s support for one Osofo against the African American community.<\/p>\n
So far, six people have been arrested and processed for court and they were subsequently remanded.<\/p>\n
One of the six suspects, Anokye Yaw Frimgpong, a driver, was charged with murder.<\/p>\n
The rest, Nana Appia-Nti III, a mechanic, Yazid Alazim Mohammed, a businessman, Mensah Kamaugogo Muata, a surgeon assistant, Nana Obiri Yeboah, a farmer, and Brenda Kareema Mohammed, a pensioner were charged with conspiracy to commit crime to wit murder.<\/p>\n
According to the statements by Majewa Akpan, about six complaints of harassment by one Osofo and his allies were ignored by the Police as well.<\/p>\n
According to reports, there were times when Osofo and his group broke in the house of the murdered African Americans with the claim that they had the permission from the Chieftancy Minister, Alhaji Seidu Danaa.<\/p>\n
The US embassy in Ghana has expressed its condolence to the families of the deceased and has said it is confident in Ghana\u2019s rule of law to find the culprits.<\/p>\n
The African American Community was set up as the physical first step to the reintegration of African American who wanted to come back home.<\/p>\n
A stool and skin was created with the support of the National House of chiefs and government as a symbol to get other blacks in the diaspora to return.<\/p>\n
By: Betty Kankam-Boadu\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The family of one of the \u00a0two African Americans who were killed in Akwamu is blaming the Police in the Eastern Region for the murder. According to Majewa Akpan, sister to one of the deceased, the Police could have prevented the murder of the two traditional leaders of the African American community in Fihankra if […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[38,53,17],"yoast_head":"\n