Identity of soldiers, scene of shooting etc: Military gives more details on 'murder' of soldier at Kasoa

Aggrey-Quarshie, the Director General of Public Relations, provided further details about the land dispute that resulted in the fatal shooting.

While confirming some details reported by the media and corroborated by the police, new information was provided regarding the identity of the three soldiers involved.

The military also disclosed details about the disputed land and how the police disarmed and arrested the shooter, Benlord Ababio, at the scene of the incident.

The statement indicated that the disputed land was a "half plot of land in dispute at Millennium City," which belonged to Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Omar Abdul Rahman (one of the survivors of the attack).

"Omar and his colleagues stopped the people from working and proceeded to the Millennium City Police Station to report the issue," the statement noted

This contradicts reports that they were resisted by the new developers, after which they proceeded to the police station

"While at the Police Station, the acclaimed owner of the land arrived with two others believed to be land guards, and confronted the soldiers, during which they started firing at the deceased soldier who was going to park a vehicle at the Police Station