Ashaiman incident: 34 suspects released by military

The remaining 34 suspects who were in military custody after their arrest last Tuesday in relation to the Ashaiman incident have been released.

They were released on Thursday according to the Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Enerst Norgbey.

A total of 184 suspects were picked up by the Ghana Armed Forces in an operation sanctioned by the Military High Command after a soldier – Sherrif Imoro was killed in the area last Saturday.

On Wednesday, a day after the incident, 150 out of the total 184 that were arrested were released.

They are all mostly young men, who were arrested by the military in some suburbs of Ashaiman. 

In the process, some young people were arrested, subjected to beatings and taken away by the military. 

The slain soldier, the 21-year-old Trooper Sheriff Imoro was laid to rest at the Military cemetery in Accra on Thursday (March 9, 2023) in line with Islamic religion.