Radio DJ In Mankessim Dies After Being Arrested By Police, Family Demands Answers
- A radio DJ in Mankessim has died after an incident while in police cells in the Central Region
- The DJ, identified as Kwame Egyama, worked with Coastal FM in Mankessim and also drove a taxi
- The deceased’s family and residents in the community have called for the incident to be investigated
A radio DJ in Mankessim has died after an incident while he was in police cells in the Central Region.
The deceased, Kwame Egyama, aged 29, worked with Coastal FM, a Mankessim radio station, and drove a taxi on the side.
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Egyama was arrested by police at Jedu after he refused to stop for a routine police check.
He was subsequently locked up but reported dead the following day, leading to outrage in the community.
Residents have called for a thorough investigation of the incident to ensure justice prevails.
A family member narrated that Egyama was rushed to hospital, where he died.
“There was a window at the cell and it would have been difficult for someone to commit a crime. What I heard was that after he committed the act, the policemen on duty heard loud noise."
“He was not dead at the time but died while at the hospital. I want to know why no family member was present when they took him to the hospital," the family member said.
Clash at Tamale court
YEN.com.gh reported in an earlier story that angry residents besieged a Tamale District Court where an alleged drug dealer had been arraigned.
A video from the court premises captured chaotic scenes and gunfire as police tried to get the situation under control. Ghana Police Service said 13 persons were arrested after the incident.
16-year-old dies from stray bullet
YEN.com.gh reported that one Abdul Garfar Kasim, 16, died after being hit by a stray bullet at Aboabo Number 2 in December 2022.
An eyewitness at the incident said a group of men brandishing their weapons as part of the festivities fired shots, mistakenly hitting the young boy.
Garfar was pronounced dead on arrival at the Manhyia Government Hospital. Another person sustained gunshot wounds in the same incident.
Nursing mother killed by stray bullet
YEN.com.gh also reported that a nursing mother, Felicia Danquah, lost her life after a bullet from a military officer's warning shots hit her stomach.
Her baby was also hit by the stray bullet but survived.
Felicia was among a group of people mourning one of their colleagues who died in an illegal mining pit.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
