A level
200 student of the University of Ghana (Legon), Abdul Hafiz has been stabbed to
death at Atuahene in the Bono Region by an unknown assailant.
The
deceased who resides with the family at Ntotroso in Ahafo Region aged 23 years
and read BA in Business Administration met his death at a levers jam event
organized for the just-ended Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)
candidates.
In an
interview with the deceased father, Hussein Aremyaw, on the 25th September
2020, his son and friends attended the said event where confrontation emerged
to the extent of knives pulling by those believed to be natives of Atuahene
community.
He said
according to the source the deceased who was not part of the fight and was standing
aloof with his back facing the direction of the unknown murderer was attacked
with a knife when the person the knife was directed to swerve.
He
explained that because the incident happened at the early dawn of 26th September,
his friends found it extremely difficult getting a vehicle to convey him to any
health facility so it limited his chance to survive because blood came out
profusely.
According
to the father, his friends managed to get a tricycle popularly called aboboyaa
and rushed the deceased to the Gyedu Health Centre but per the nature of the
case the health experts advised them to take him to the Banhart Hospital in
Kenyasi No.1.
The father said, doctors at the hospital
pronounced him dead on their arrival and advised them to send it back to the
family and report as well to the police since it is a murder case.
He
expressed that after the family has reported it to the Ntotroso Police, it
assisted them to forward the case to the Atronie Police Station in the Sunyani
Municipality where Atuahene community falls.
He
narrated that the body which was deposited at the Sunyani Hospital morgue for an autopsy has been released to the family for burial at Ntotroso because the
deceased is Muslim whiles the police continue with investigation to apprehend
the suspect.
He appealed to the police to expedite their
investigation to have justice for the deceased who happened to be his only male
child and the firstborn as well.
Meanwhile
the police have confirmed that some suspected persons have to been arrested to
assist investigations but for security reasons, their names have been withheld.
The
Police have visited the Paramount Chief of Ntotroso Traditional Council, Berima
Twereko Ampem and appealed to him to calm down the youth who have already
stormed the Atuahene township and vandalized some areas after the incident and
also vowed to attack people as well.
The police say the youth must have trust in them
to bring the perpetrators to book.
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