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There have been reports of alleged brutality by some soldiers who are said to have stormed Ashaiman, a suburb of Accra since midnight.
This comes days after their colleague was allegedly stabbed to death by unknown assailants in the area.
In some videos on social media, a young man is heard getting flogged while a neighbour quietly films from a window nearby.
In other visuals, some residents were forced to roll on the ground in the muddy puddles of the early morning rains.
Military men allegedly brutalizing Residents in Ashaiman. This comes after one of their men was assassin@ted few days ago. Be safe out there 🙏 pic.twitter.com/4xi8d5gdyu
— Akwasi Bugati 🇬🇭 Blogger (@akwasibugati) March 7, 2023
The Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Ernest Norgbey confirmed this to Accra-based Asaase radio calling it an ‘unofficial curfew’.
“This morning, between 3:30am to 4am, I had series of calls from residents that there were armed military men in the community brutalising civilians, preventing them from coming out of their homes and houses to go about their daily duties,” the MP for Ashaiman Ernest Norgbey said on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Monday (7 March).
“I made a series of calls to the police and others, but to no avail [and] fortunately I was able to get the deputy Minister of Defence and we are all making efforts to calm the situation so that residents can go about their duties,” he told the host Kwaku Nhyira-Addo.
“We don’t know exactly the cause of this action, but we are suspecting it’s a reprisal attack on the community because of the incident that occurred,” Norgbey added.
Listen to Hon. Ernest Norgbey in the audio below
Reports say persons who flout the military’s directives are flogged and manhandled.
As it stands now if u dey stay for Ashaiman wey you kno get food for house, Herrhh you go make shiii oh😂
— CORROSIVE 🎭 (@yawdevil_) March 7, 2023
Meanwhile, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is yet to comment on the matter.
Find more social media reactions below:
Soldiers besiege some parts of Ashaiman after one of their was allegedly killed! pic.twitter.com/fzNatEJCP8
— Zapke 🇬🇭 (@Zakpe_abd) March 7, 2023
Military personnel on rampage in Ashaiman… they are there to avenge death of their colleges who was allegedly killed by ‘thugs’ in the area. Pls if its not urgent avoid Ashaiman. Motorists are being attacked arbitrarily.
— manuel🇬🇭 (@bravemawuli) March 7, 2023
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The junkies at the Ashaiman Taifa area including the slums around the place should be given a proper beating.. honestly. They give the whole town a bad name and are the cause of the insecurities. I support the Ghana Army on it’s actions this morning.
— Erskine Sam (@ErskineSam) March 7, 2023
A soldier was killed over the weekend by unidentified attackers in Ashaiman.. the soldiers are on a reprisal attack and cleaning the area today. https://t.co/XwNypBMOL3
— Erskine Sam (@ErskineSam) March 7, 2023
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