The families of three individuals who were shot by the police in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district of the Savannah Region are seeking justice from the police.Jimah Kocho, Habibu Abudi, and Haadi Salifu were apprehended by the police in 2022 from their respective homes in three different communities, suspected of involvement in a robbery incident within the area.

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Relatives state that the trio was traced to Accra and only learned about their deaths through a court case they had to initiate, discovering that they were killed during an alleged exchange of gunfire with the police.Chief Inspector Adams Yahaya, a retired officer and uncle 4to two of the deceased, emphasizes the importance of investigating and penalizing those responsible for this incident.

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“We made some enquiries, and they told us the operation was not sanctioned by police headquarters or the National Operations in Accra. There’s no amount of money that can compensate human lives. So those who sanctioned the operation, we want the law to take its course, they should be investigated by a committee. If they are found culpable, they should be put before the court.

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“All the deceased had children and wives, we need something [money] that can cater for their children from now to the tertiary level. We also need an apology from the policy administration. They have tainted the image of the family, those boys were not armed robbers,” he said.

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