The police has retrieved the body of the latest victim - a male bus conductor- in what has become known as the 'Wa killings' - in the early hours of Monday, July 15.
Although the circumstances of his death is not known, the deceased conductor was found behind a trailer with his throat slit.
The unfortunate discovery brings the total number of unexplained Wa Killings to 17 within a relatively short time.
According to JoyNews' sources, the deceased, Richard Opoku, had accompanied a trailer transporting salt to Wa with plans to unload the cargo upon arrival.
Upon arrival in Wa however, the deceased and the driver were unable to offload the salt, so they drove to the house of the salt owner.
The deceased was invited to spend the night in a room at the salt owner's house. However, he chose to spend a few hours on the verandah before retiring to bed.
The following morning, traces of blood were seen on the veranda leading to his body being found behind the house.
Meanwhile, the police have initiated investigations and have arrested the owner of the salt and the driver of the trailer for further questioning.
The Member of Parliament for Wa Central, Rashid Pelpuo, has called on the various security services to intensify their efforts in searching for individuals responsible for these mysterious Wa killings.
“When the people go out to take the laws in their own hands, you can’t control them. It's painful that you see these things happening but you don’t see the people. You can imagine people sitting on radio advertising that they have secret societies and they would be rich if they join."
"They are openly advertising all these on radio and the police is comfortable with that. I don’t know anyone who will be advertising that they are going to make people rich and you see people lining up to see them and they are not being investigated. These are illegal organisations pushing people to bring illegal materials to help them become rich," he said.
In recent times 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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