Soldier shoots and kills 3 in Volta Region

• Posted on July 16, 2014July 16, 2014
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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The death toll of indiscriminate shootings at Xikpo near Akatsi in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region by a military man has risen to three.

Two members of a rampaging youth who were protesting against a school boy who was run over by a Hyundai bus died of gunshot wounds early Tuesday. The school boy whose identity is yet to be ascertained is said to be in critical condition receiving treatment at a hospital.

A youth leader at Xikpo Godwin Kuul told Joy News a woman later reported to the elders of the community that her son who was in a moving vehicle was hit by a stray bullet and has died.

A week ago, a similar accident occurred along the same stretch of road which claimed the life of another school boy.

The residents said several appeals for authorities to construct speed rumps on the road have fallen on deaf ears and therefore decided to take the law into their own hands.

They mounted road blocks and prevented motorists on the main Accra-Aflao road from using the road.

The action created traffic and chaos for well over five hours, Joy News’ Volta Region correspondent Ivy Setordzie reported.

The military was invited to restore order and to maintain calm but it turned chaotic and deadly.

In a bid to disperse the angry youth, one of the military men was reported to have shot into the protestors, killing one of them instantly. Two more persons hit by the bullets later died.

It is not clear yet the identities of the deceased. Myjoyonline.com cannot also immediately ascertain the identity of the military man who shot into the angry crowd.

The protest however went on for several hours until the DCE intervened.

The bodies of the two deceased persons have since been deposited at the Sogakope District Hospital.

-joynews