The mother of Louis Ayekpa, a victim of the Ejura incident who was shot in the stomach, has revealed that her son who was not part of the protesting youth was hit in the stomach by a bullet.

Agatha Donyina said her son was in front of a pharmacy to get drugs when he got shot after the military opened fire to scare the angry youth demanding justice for the slain activist, Ibrahim Mohammed.

She made the revelation on Friday when she appeared before the three-member Committee established by the Interior Ministry to probe the circumstances that led to the death of two residents and injured four others in Ejura.

According to her, the 20-year-old on June 29 had gone out to purchase a drug from the pharmacy.

Shortly after he left home, she reached out to him to know of his whereabouts after hearing news of gunshots.

A friend to her son answered the call informing her that Louis Ayekpa was in the Zongo area and safe. But soon after that, she received a distress call informing her that Louis had been shot dead.

Following the call, she rushed to the Ejura Government Hospital to verify the news. Upon arrival, she was told her son was alive and receiving treatment.

'I rushed to the hospital. A man pulled me and asked me to exercise patience. He told me my son is alive. When he told me that, I still insisted to see my son because I didn't believe a word he said.

'He still insisted that my son is receiving treatment and not dead. But I forced my way in and the doctor told me they are going to carry out a scan of my son.

'I went to the room where he was being scanned and I asked him, 'you told me you were going to purchase an item so what were you doing at the scene?' she added.

She informed the Committee that her son disclosed to her that he was hit in the stomach in front of the pharmacy.

A report from the doctor revealed that he was hit with a bullet, she said.

When asked the location of the pharmacy in question, she noted that it is located on the main street of Ejura.

'He told me, a day before, he went there and left his charger so he went back to get it. I asked him how he got injured and he told me, he went to a pharmacy to buy drugs. Standing in front of the pharmacy, he realized something had hit his stomach. According to him, he thought it was a stone. So he touched his stomach, raised his hand and saw blood.

'He said he approached a lady for help but the lady told him to leave. He then went to get help from a man standing close by, he called the man and then collapsed...'

'The doctor confirmed he had been shot. The bullet was removed. The doctor also confirmed my son was shot from the stomach to the back,' she narrated.

She said after the scan, the doctor told her the bleeding had ceased but Louis' bones have been affected.

Although Louis Ayekpa’s health got complicated, Agatha Donyina revealed to the Committee he is currently stable and receiving treatment at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital after he was transferred.

'They said the bullet got to hit his intestines so on Thursday [July 1], he was operated on. They told me yesterday that they wanted to fill the wound but another doctor said he should be monitored for a longer period,' she added.

The Committee comprising George Kingsley Koomson, Justice of the Court of Appeal with, Security Expert, Dr Vladimir Antwi Danso and Juliet Amoah, Executive Director of Penplusbyte wished her and her prayer for her son to get well soon.

Meanwhile, the Committee has adjourned its probe and will resume on Monday.

Also, the family of the late activist, Ibrahim ‘Kaaka’ Mohammed, have disclosed they are not going to participate in the ongoing public inquiry. 

In a letter addressed to the Minister for Interior, the Committee of Inquiry and the Ejurahene, the family stated that the events of the hearing have left them less certain of the scope, focus, real intent and even utility of the inquiry.