Jacobu district police command denied claims they deliberately shot and killed two suspected criminals

Tension is mounting at Jacobu in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region, following the alleged killing of two people by the police last Thursday.

Information on what led to the killing of the two identified as miners is scanty, however, some residents of Afoako where the incident happened have alleged the two were picked up by the police on Wednesday on the Patasi stretch.

It is reported, although 3news.com cannot independently confirm, that a cartridge was found on one of the deceased whose name has been given as Clinton Amoateng “The police saw a cartridge and mercury on Clinton, they suspected he might be hiding a gun somewhere, so they questioned him and asked that he leads them to where he was hiding the gun. We heard a gunshot in the middle of the night. We suspect the police might have pulled the trigger on the suspects” a resident claiming to be an eyewitness recounted.

Another resident who spoke on Speaking on GhanaAkoma morning show with Aduanaba Kofi Asante Ennin identified one of the deceased as an ex-convict.

There is uneasy calm at Jacobu as some irate youth have threatened to avenge the death of Clinton whom they claim to have been unjustifiably killed.

Meanwhile, the Jacobu district police command has denied claims they deliberately shot and killed two suspected criminals.

The police said it acted on intelligence and arrested the two suspects on Wednesday evening, August 9.

Upon search, three unspent cartridges were found on one of the suspects, Amoateng.

The police added further interrogation led to the retrieval of 3 guns and boxes of unspent cartridges in the house of Amoateng.

According to the police, whilst returning to the station, the two suspects attempted to escape, compelling officers to open fire.

The two died on the spot.

Sources within the Jacobu township disclosed, one of the deceased, Agyemang has been convicted severally for robbery but can’t say the same for the other, Amoateng.

Though the family of Amoateng claimed their relative is not a criminal, the police say he has been arrested several times for alleged robbery.

The deceased, according to the police, attempted to escape from custody, forcing them to open fire.

But the family of one of the victims is not satisfied with the explanation of the police, saying they want an independent investigation into the matte

The distraught family members are finding it difficult to understand how suspects in police custody will be shot dead.

By uniquenewsgh.com