Credible Information gathered by Ghana’s Daily Heritage
newspaper indicates that the Ghana police command has arrested three
suspected Islamic extremists who formed a Boko Haram group at Akim
Ofoase in the Eastern region of the West African country.
The suspects have reportedly been engaged in torturing Muslim women who defy their orders.
The suspects are Abdullah Sulemana a.k.a taller, 30, Bukari Musa, 28, and Danjima Sheriff, 17. Other members of the group who are at large, are believed to be hiding in Nima, a suburb of Accra.
The suspects were seen in a minute and half video tape torturing and lashing female Muslims at Akim Ofoase Zongo who defied their orders banning Muslims in the community from transacting business or mingling with Christians in the area.
Preliminary investigations conducted indicate that the replica group of Boko Haram formed in the Akim Ofoase Zongo community was approved by the Muslim leadership in the Zongo community with the aim of running a pure Islamic community.
One of the victims, Lad Muhammed, who received over 100 lashes at her back by members of the group as punishment for buying food from a Christian; said each member of the group gave her 30 lashes at the back for defying their order.
Confirming the story, the Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, ASP Yaw Nketia Yeboah explained that the police upon receiving a tip off from the media, launched investigations into the matter and laid surveillance in the Zongo Community at Akyem Ofoase together with the Akyem Oda Police Command, which led to the arrest of the three members of the group.
The suspects have reportedly been engaged in torturing Muslim women who defy their orders.
The suspects are Abdullah Sulemana a.k.a taller, 30, Bukari Musa, 28, and Danjima Sheriff, 17. Other members of the group who are at large, are believed to be hiding in Nima, a suburb of Accra.
The suspects were seen in a minute and half video tape torturing and lashing female Muslims at Akim Ofoase Zongo who defied their orders banning Muslims in the community from transacting business or mingling with Christians in the area.
Preliminary investigations conducted indicate that the replica group of Boko Haram formed in the Akim Ofoase Zongo community was approved by the Muslim leadership in the Zongo community with the aim of running a pure Islamic community.
One of the victims, Lad Muhammed, who received over 100 lashes at her back by members of the group as punishment for buying food from a Christian; said each member of the group gave her 30 lashes at the back for defying their order.
Confirming the story, the Public Relations Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, ASP Yaw Nketia Yeboah explained that the police upon receiving a tip off from the media, launched investigations into the matter and laid surveillance in the Zongo Community at Akyem Ofoase together with the Akyem Oda Police Command, which led to the arrest of the three members of the group.
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