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Three years after its occurrence, a law firm is taking on Ghana's security services over the military brutality recorded in Ejura in 2021.
The lawsuit by Merton & Everett LLP cited wrongful deaths, breach of constitutional rights, inappropriate military deployment, and failure to ensure accountability by the actors involved.
Three years after the killing of #FixTheCountry activist, Macho Kaaka and the ensuing protest that led to the deaths of two others, the law firm has filed a lawsuit against the Ghana Armed Forces, the Police Service, and the Republic of Ghana on behalf of victims.
The murder of Ibrahim Mohammed, also known as Kaaka Macho sparked chaos in Ejura, leading to the death of two others and four more sustaining gunshot wounds.
In a June 25 statement, the plaintiffs demanded GH₵10.5 million in compensation, a statement released by the law firm said.
In February 2023, over GHC1.2 million was paid as compensation to three victims.
This was after an assessment of the degrees of injury suffered by victims by a medical board.
Chief Director at the Ministry of Interior, Adelaide Annor-Kumi cautioned the general public to behave responsibly to avert a repetition of such a situation.
"The advice we will give to the general public is that they should be circumspect in the way they behave when an incident occurs. Following that the Regional and District commands have changed and I believe it has brought some sanity into the system", she said.
The three persons who were compensated suffered various degrees of injury.
Awal Mesbawu, 17, had his left leg amputated, now he uses a set of clutches to aid movement.
He received the highest amount of 678,519.00 cedis. 22-year old Louis Ayikpa and Nasif Nuhu,31 suffered gunshot wounds.
The two were compensated with over GHC347,000 and GHC192,425 respectively.
In June 2021, a protest by the youth of Ejura against the killing of their colleague, Ibrahim Mohammed, Alias Kaaka, led to the killing of two persons by security officers.
The three were left injured in the event.
A three-member committee was established to investigate the matter, recommending compensation for the injured.
Already, families of the deceased have been compensated.
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