{"id":156286,"date":"2015-10-01T08:32:51","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T08:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=156286"},"modified":"2015-10-01T09:46:20","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T09:46:20","slug":"mp-blames-police-for-akooko-killings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/10\/mp-blames-police-for-akooko-killings\/","title":{"rendered":"MP blames Police for Akooko killings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea has called on\u00a0the Police hierarchy to punish officers who unleashed harm unto some unarmed residents in Akyem Akooko in the Eastern Region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The MP questioned the basis on which the police officers will rather be violent in their quest to ensure law and order.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/akookoo-violence-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-155907 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/akookoo-violence-6.jpg\" alt=\"akookoo violence (6)\" width=\"440\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/akookoo-violence-6.jpg 440w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/akookoo-violence-6-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/09\/30\/3-die-in-protest-to-banish-fetish-priest\/\" target=\"_blank\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;lYiGUYrkYxKqWBtrgDDQc6S1eUeOjUv0&#8243;]<\/a><\/span>\u201cWhat kind of professional training do these individuals(Police) have in trying to open fire on unprotected civilians,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/09\/30\/3-die-in-protest-to-banish-fetish-priest\/\" target=\"_blank\">Violence erupted<\/a><\/strong><\/span> in Akyem Akooko on Tuesday after some residents of the town engaged in exchanges with supporters of a famous fetish priest whom they accused of being responsible for the killing of some residents in the area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The clashes ended up in the burning of some houses and cars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three people were eventually reported dead while nine others also sustained various degree of injury.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe police are not enlisted to be enemies of the civilians and when we do not have scenarios of armed robbers opening fire on the police, the police should not use live ammunition at all,\u201d the MP added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking to <strong>Citi News<\/strong>, Honorable Atta Akyea disclosed of plans to petition the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to ensure that those found culpable are brought to book,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt is a very serious matter that should engage the attention of the IGP with all respect, I am going to wake up the conscience of the IGP through a very strong petition for him to come and sieve these matters and deal with the culprits,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115685\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/49578atta-akyea.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-115685 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/49578atta-akyea.jpg\" alt=\"Atta Akyea\" width=\"280\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/49578atta-akyea.jpg 280w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/49578atta-akyea-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atta Akyea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Pius Amihere Eduku\/Citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea has called on\u00a0the Police hierarchy to punish officers who unleashed harm unto some unarmed residents in Akyem Akooko in the Eastern Region. 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