One year after his passing, the children of Ibrahim Mohammed, an Ejura-based social media activist whose murder provoked widespread riots in the community, claim they are still struggling with the trauma of his passing.
Ibrahim Mohammed was murdered by unidentified attackers.
The tragedy still leaves scars on the family of Kaaka Macho, whose passing started the demonstrations.
When their father was discovered unconscious in a pool of blood, two of the five girls he left behind were unable to access the front door of their home.
Kaaka's children are still traumatised, according to a sibling of the late activist, Nafiu Mohammed, who revealed the family's predicament, because the family has spent so much money seeking justice in the courts.
"He (Kaaka) has 5 daughters," he continued, pointing to a metal door. Only two of them cross over to this side. They believe that whenever they pass, their father is laying in a pool of blood.
You will mistakenly see her sobbing if the individual arrives. Therefore, it is a shock to these kids mentally.
The popular Plot 267 Block H, the Dagomba Line family home of the late campaigner, was visited by JoyNews' Ohemeng Tawiah, who found that nothing had changed except from the main gate, which has been converted from a wooden metal gate.
Ibrahim Mohammed, popularly known as Kaaka Macho, was allegedly struck in the head by his attackers when he entered his family's home on his bicycle.
Three days after being attacked on June 26, 2021, the late Ibrahim Mohammed, a fashion designer known for using social media to highlight the problems in Ejura, passed away at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
After being referred from the Ejura Government Hospital, he passed away on June 29, 2021.
The young man went on the rampage, stormed the Ejura Police Station, and trashed property because he was enraged that police officers had not apprehended his suspected murderers.
To uphold law and order, a military reinforcement sent by Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah ended up shooting and killing two additional persons.
Residents may still clearly recall the events.
Dr. Kingsley Osei, the municipal chief executive for Ejura-Sekyedumase, claims that the residents of Ejura do not want to be reminded of the Kaaka fiasco.
"The public, opinion leaders, the chieftaincy institution, and the Assembly did not support what occurred, especially the bloodshed. We don't want to think back on that particular episode.
Abdul Nazir, a 25-year-old father of one and the younger brother of Abdulai Abubakar, was one of the demonstrators slain.
He lost his life defending the group from the Multimedia Group, which was covering the event.
"I accompanied him as he buried Kaaka at the cemetery. When we came home, he informed me that he was leaving. They called a short while later to say that they had shot him; I went to the hospital and saw him.
The government provided compensation to Mr. Abubakar's family.
But even though he received compensation from the government in accordance with a committee of inquiry's recommendations, his family wants to see the military personnel responsible for the killing prosecuted.
"Government gave us compensation in the form of its own knowledge and devotion to the family. He did it, but we didn't demand payment. Nothing less than justice is what we seek, he declared.
"In our nation, nobody is supposed to be above the law."
"We want them to give Ghanaians an explanation of why they chose to fire live ammunition. So, he said, "We wanted to put a stop to this kind of slaughter.