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The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah has threatened to deal ruthlessly with the ‘animals’ in Ahwiaa in the Kwabre East Municipality who are causing troubles in the area.
“If you can pick a machete and slash the throat of a fellow human being, then you don’t deserve to live among human beings again, you are an animal and hence must be treated like an animal,” he said.
The comments of the Minister were in reaction to recent clashes in Ahwiaa which led to the death of one person. Two people also sustained various degrees of injuries.
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“It’s unfortunate that such issues keep re-occurring. We will deal with the perpetrators of the act”, he assured on Accra-based Okay FM.
A joint military-police team has since been deployed to maintain law and order, bringing commercial activities to a halt.
According to Mr. Osei-Mensah, the issue has been lingering since 2014 and keeps recurring.
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He blamed the clashes on illicit drug use, especially, Tramadol for increasing crime rate in the region.
“These criminals in the country now use drugs for criminal purposes and it’s very worrying because they become animals and if that happens we will also deal with them like animals” he warned.
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Mr. Osei-Mensah commended police for the professional way they have handled the issue, especially in the fight against armed robbery.
He revealed that the regional Security Council with the support of key stakeholders will resolve the issue amicably.
AUDIO: We shall deal ruthlessly with the 'animals' in Ahwiaa – Minister
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