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The Bono-Est regional police command said it would conduct swift and thorough investigations into the murder of Sheikh Ali Ahmed Maikano, a popular Muslim cleric in the region, and bring the perpetrators to reserve.
Sheikh Maikano was reportedly shot dead by armed thieves on the road Tuesday around 8 p.m. on Abromase Road near Yeji in the Pru West district of the Bono East region.
He was traveling to his home in Prang from Kajebu, where he was a guest speaker at an event.
Deputy Police Commissioner (DCOP) Asumadu Okyere-Darko, Commander of Bono Est Regional Police, confirmed the incident Thursday to the Ghanaian news agency in Techiman.
He said the complainant, a Mr. Abdul Mumuni, reported to Yeji police that he was traveling with Sheikh Maikano on a motorcycle on the Kajewu stretch of road when unknown persons appeared and started shooting at them, but he (Mumuni) was lucky. to escape unscathed.
DCOP Okyere-Darko said police escorted him to the scene and found Sheikh Maikano lying on the road, motionless.
He said they took him to Yeji government hospital where he was pronounced dead. His body has since been taken to the hospital morgue for preservation.
DCOP Okyere Darko assured the family of the deceased to remain calm as police investigate to bring back the authors’ book.
He said the Command would step up patrols on this stretch to protect life and property.
Meanwhile, Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia expressed his condolences to the bereaved family.
In a tweet, he wrote: “I received with shock the news of the death of Sheikh Ali Ahmed Maikano Kalamu this morning.”
“The learned Sheikh was a man of peace who worked for the unity of the Muslim community in Ghana.”
“I offer my condolences to the Makaino family and the Jallow fraternity. May Allah grant him Jannatul Firdaus and unite him with his father, Shaykh Abdulaihi Maikano, and all the departed souls.
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