The managing editor of Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jr., has expressed his views on the military's actions on Tuesday in Ashaiman.

Speaking to the media on March 8, he questioned the severity of the military's presence and the penalty meted out to the residents of Ashaiman.

Pratt argued that if every member of the public sector responded to the death of one of its members in the same manner as the military, Ghana would not be a somber nation.

He added, "So if doctors are killed, should they put down their tools and take their syringes to the community and inject poison? What kind of lawless society are we building? This statement is in bad taste."

He pointed out that the military's duties exclude investigations pertaining to murder cases; therefore, the government should bring the perpetrators to book instead.

Pratt also noted that the press statement from the security agency justifying its actions is baseless. He asked, "When did the military begin to investigate murder? Is that the remit of the military?"

On Saturday, March 4, 2023, some unknown individuals killed 21-year-old soldier Trooper Sherif Imoro in Asahaiman.

Following this, there was a heavy military presence in the area, and videos circulating on social media showed some military men brutalizing some residents.

In a press statement dated Tuesday, March 7, 2023, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) said the operation was to apprehend some criminals and not to avenge.

The security agency maintained that the military operation was sanctioned by the Military High Command.