The Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (FOSDA) has outrightly condemned the brutal killing of two (2) young men; Murtala Mohammed, 25 and Abdul Nasir Yussif 25, in Ejura in the Ashanti Region, who met their untimely death during a demonstration to demand justice over the murder of Ibrahim Mohammed, alias KAAKA, a social activist.

A statement released by the Foundation noted that the reported conduct of the Security forces leading to the death of the two young men was highly unprofessional and breached the National and International Laws, Conventions and Protocols on Policing and Crowd Management.

FOSDA called on the three-member Committee of Inquiry, led by Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice George Kingsley Koomson, to work independently and transparently to get to the root of the matter. The statement said that it was crucial that such wrong against humanity was thoroughly investigated and punitive measures taken against all those found guilty.

They also called on the President of the Republic and Government to ensure that the report of the Committee of Inquiry was treated with all the seriousness it deserved to ensure that Justice was served to all victims of the unfortunate event and needed reforms carried out.

The Foundation urged all to take cues and lessons from the Nigerian SARS and other violent protests and refrain from activities and actions that could escalate the unrest in the community and the Nation as a whole. The statement continued: “we call on citizens to support the work of the 3-member committee to unravel the causes and find lasting solutions to these killings and disturbances. It is our wish that the outcome of the committee’s work be treated with utmost urgency to bring finality to this unrest.”

The statement added that the Security and Governance architecture should learn to tolerate the fundamental human rights of protestants.
The Foundation expressed their deepest sympathy to the families of the deceased and wished those who had sustained gun wounds a speedy recovery.