The Ghana Immigration Service in the Volta Region has assured families of a 25-year old motorcyclist who was killed in an incident involving some Immigration officers, of the service’s commitment to a fair investigation into the incident to ensure justice for the victim.
The late Christian Dagbey, was allegedly shot in the ribs by one of the immigration officers stationed at the Honuta border in the Ho West District when he was accosted for transporting gallons of cooking oil from the Togo part of the Ghana-Togo border through one of the unapproved routes.
The unfortunate incident which occurred on the night of Wednesday, January 17th 2024 has left families of the deceased, who is survived by seven (7) in an unimaginable grief and bitterness.
According to the Assemblyman for the Honuta Electoral Area, the deceased, a 25-year Okada operator was returning from Togo with gallons of cooking oil using an unapproved route but failed to stop when he was stopped by the officers.
The suspect officer, identified as Isaac Oppong has since been remanded into prison custody by a Ho Circuit Court when he was arrested and arraigned before the court on Friday.
A delegation of officers from the Regional Command, led by ACI Noah Ahomka Yeboah, V/R Acting Commander who visited family of the victim in Ho on Monday, assured them of the service’s commitment to investigations and justice.
Body of the deceased has since been deposited at the Ho Teaching hospital with the accused expected to reappear in court in March while investigations continue.
Meanwhile, the Acting Volta Regional Commander of the Ghana Immigration Service, ACI Noah Ahomka Yeboah, has called for the collaboration of residents in communities along the Ghana-Togo border to help the service combat potential threat and crime on the borders.
According to ACI Yeboah, recent activities by insurgence groups within the sub-region requires a more robust and appropriate strategy from the Ghana Immigration Service to protect the territorial boundaries of the country thus the need for residents to co-operate and support the service in its efforts.
Source: Kasapafmonline.com/Faisal Abdul-Iddrisu
