A report carried out by the Ghana Police Service in the Upper East Region shows that Laayaame Simon Yindoog was just shot and killed by officers of the Ghana Police Service for no crime caused and later labeled an armed robber.
Police after admitting their wrongdoing, compensate the family of the late Simon with a sum amount of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ghana Cedis (Ghc 150,000.00).
The 34-year-old was regrettably eliminated in December 2021 in the Kpatia community by some unprofessional police officers for his alleged involvement in the killing of two police officers in Zuarungu, Bolga-East District.
Somewhere in December 2021, two police officers with the Zuarungu District Police Command were attacked and murdered in the line of duty by some unknown armed robbers during a robbery incident. at the Zuarungu Market.
Their unfortunate death, later made the police initiate a search within the area and its surrounding communities where Simon Yindoog was alleged to be a member of the said robbers and was shot instantly by the police operation team.
However, after two years of a thorough investigation conducted by the police, the department later identified that the late (Simon Yindoog) was neither a robber hence he was mistakenly shot and killed by the operation team on that bad day.
Meanwhile, the police department despite compensating the family with GHc150,000.00 also pledged to bear the cost of performing the funeral.
Registering dissatisfaction about the said Ghc 150,000.00 compensation, the family and some community members have described the compensation as woefully inadequate and hence demand justice for their late son (Simon Yindoog).
The family led by Moses Nawaak wants the particular officer who shot their brother with no mercy to be punished for his unprofessional conduct as well as a lifetime compensation package for the deceased children and wives.
“My brother has 3 wives and 8 children who will now cater for them. So, we want a lifetime compensation package for them. Also, we want the said officer to be sacked from work, if not he may repeat such an act somewhere.”
He also added that the police after agreeing to bear funeral bills, however, have failed to pay any of such nor formally apologize to the family for their unprofessional conduct.
Augustine Guure, who happens to be a community member, also expressed displeasure with the attitude exhibited by the police themselves especially for not showing up even at the deceased burial ceremony.
“Since yesterday and today, have you seen any policeman here, no, so what shows that they admit their mistake?” He asked
“We heard how they compensated for a similar incident in Tamale, the amount that was paid to such victims can divide this amount four times though they (victims) were not killed like our own here, but look at what they gave peanut. What is GHc150,000.00? Just look at the children, 8 of them, wives, 3 of them, and then, brothers and sisters. Who will now be catering to them? So, we expect justice for Simon.”
However, the family and community members are also demanding police to pull down the pictures and videos of Simon Yindoog on their platforms as part of the robbers responsible for the death of their two officers.
Simon is left with 3 wives and children
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