The Municipal Chief Executive for Wa in the Upper West Region, Tahiru Issahaku Moomin, has described the recent gruesome murders in the region as a coordinated crime.
In an interview on Joy FM’s Newsnight on Monday, July 15, he explained that the perpetrators do not operate consistently, as the discoveries of the deceased bodies vary.
“This is a coordinated crime and the perpetrators have their way of operation,” he said.
According to Mr Moomin, while previous murders involved missing body parts, the recent killings have left the bodies intact, apart from the victims being slaughtered.
The MCE noted that the variation in the killings creates confusion regarding the motive behind them, as it often provides leads.
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“Since the situations are not the same, it means that there has to be a lot of arrangement – looking at where to go and how to go about it,” he added.
This follows a growing sense of fear and panic at Dobile, a suburb of Wa in the Upper West after the murder of a middle-aged expectant driver in the area.
The deceased, Opoku Richard was found dead with his throat cut at the back of a trailer loaded with thousands of tonnes of salt that he accompanied to Wa.
The recent murder brings the number of persons killed in the municipality to 17 in the last 3 years.
However, the MCE has assured that the regional council plans would hold another meeting on Tuesday, July 16 on the development, adding that individuals mentioned in the information will be called and questioned, with the gathered information aiding the security agencies in their next steps of action.
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bole, Yusif Sulemana has intensified calls for action against what he said is the ongoing serial killings in his constituency.
According to him, the Interior Minister, Henry Quartey, must put in place measures to end the Wa killings.
He stated that the Wa killings have gradually resulted in a self-imposed curfew, causing people to sleep early due to fear of possible attacks and killings.
“Last night, for instance, Mr Speaker, I decided to take a walk in the Bole Township and by 8:30 pm, almost everyone was asleep, self-imposed curfew. We cannot continue in this manner,” he protested.
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