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General News on Thursday, February 21, 2019
Source: dailyguidenetwork.com
2019-02-21
play the videoThe death of Wasihu Iddrisu is buried
Wasihu Idrisu
The mortal remains of Abdul Wasihu, 35, member of the working group of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), shot dead by a member of another party's self-defense group called "The Hawks" on Monday , was buried Monday. -minute agreements.
An autopsy would have been performed on his body and the authorities of Komfo Anokye University Hospital (KATH), who were ready to hand over the body to the victim's family, were arrested yesterday at the eleventh hour by the Council. Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC). For safety reasons.
DAILY GUIDE realized that REGSEC reportedly ordered that Wasihu's body be handed over to the bereaved family on Wednesday morning for burial according to Islamic traditions at Kumasi's Tafo cemetery.
Death Invasion
In the heat that followed, many young people from Kumasi's Zongo communities besieged KATH's morgue on Tuesday morning and demanded the immediate release of Wasihu's body for burial.
According to the young Zongo, Wasihu, a Muslim, should be immediately buried according to Islamic traditions.
Police / military intervention
The strong demand for burial of Wasihu's body forced REGSEC to deploy an armed team and an armed police team to ensure law and order in KATH.
Tears flow
The people who gathered Tuesday morning in the Wasihu family home in Sawaba Junction, located in the municipality of Asokore Mampong, cried uncontrollably.
Later, a sister of the late Wasihu, identified as Maame Ladi, said that Wasihu was eating in the house around 10 am Monday, when he was called on the phone to go to the NDC office.
She said that a few hours later she had heard that Wasihu had been shot dead and the body dropped off at the morgue.
Maame Ladi was of the opinion that Wasiu's death was "sanctioned by Allah" and that, therefore, no one should try to avenge Wasihu's death by saying, "Let my brother rest in peace".
She said that the whole family is firmly behind the NDC, noting that Wasihu was not active in politics, so they were surprised at his death.
The death of the mother
Reports in Kumasi indicated that Wasihu's mother was a member of the NDC tinged in wool, who died a few months ago at a NDC ceremony.
Wasihu's mother reportedly shouted in ecstasy to welcome former President John Mahama. In doing so, she collapsed and died at the Kumasi Central Mosque a few months ago.
Mahama was in Kumasi to campaign before the upcoming NDC presidential elections.
Deadly shot
Abdul Wasihu was a member of the NDC Working Group, a self-defense group of the country's largest opposition political party in Kumasi.
He was shot dead while his other colleague, Abdul Rahman, aka "West", was also wounded by gunfire after being attacked by members of the Hawks, another NDC self-defense group.
The bloody incident occurred when Asiedu Nketiah, Ofosu Ampofo and other NDC gurus were solving problems in the NDC of the Ashanti region at the party's office on Monday.
The NDC gurus who feared being forced to flee through the windows to save their lives.
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