On June 30, a special prayer service will be performed in memory of those who perished in the Ejura dispute between the police and some furious teenagers.
The role of justice in ensuring peace-building and community reconciliation would be the focus of the prayers.
The Joint Committee of Ejura Incidents Victims said that "the event will also investigate ways in which the use of criminal and civil accountability processes might boost peace building and healing in communities that have seen violence."
An activity to clean up the cemetery where the deceased were buried and a Qur'an recitation and prayer in Maame Dede Johnson Ajaara Park are two of the many events planned as part of the Dua'a prayers.
Background
On Monday, June 28, 2021, news broke that Ibrahim Mohammed, a social activist who had been attacked in Ejura on Saturday morning, had passed away.
Two attackers who had supposedly been detained by the police attacked the dead. He was repeatedly hit in the head with things until he passed out.
Many Ghanaians and some young people in Ejura were shocked by this news.
The local youth flocked to the streets to demand justice for the killed social activist, while others vented their rage on internet forums.
On Tuesday morning, the youngsters assaulted the Police station to ask about the depth of the investigations into the death of their comrade, emphasising that they want the Police to look everywhere.
The young took to the streets to make their demands for justice known, but were greeted by military and police troops.
However, when the mixed Police and Military squad approached the irate adolescents on the streets, things became tense. Two people were shot during the incident.
Following the unrest, President Akufo-Addo requested that the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, launch a public investigation into the events that resulted in the deaths of two people in Ejura on that tragic Tuesday.
The President has instructed the Minister ten days to deliver a full report on the steps to be taken, according to a press release signed by Eugene Arhin, Director of Communications at the Presidency.
Committee suggestions
Ten recommendations were offered for the government's consideration by the three-member committee that was formed to look into the issue.
The committee suggested, among other things, that the District Police Commander of Ejura, DSP Philip Kojo Hammond, be transferred for handling the situation ineptly.
The Committee also suggested providing compensation to the families of the two people who passed away and other impacted parties.
Additionally, they suggested Mohammed Salisu Bamba, the chief executive of the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality, be fired.
The Committee said that his continued presence in Ejura as MCE will make the already tight security situation worse.
Mr. Bamba withdrew his request for re-appointment as the region's MCE on July 15.