Vea shooting incidence: Police conduct identification parade

Story: Benjamin Xornam Glover, Bolgatanga. The Upper East Regional Police Command is holding in their custody a personnel of the service in the case of the recent shooting incident at Vea in the Bongo district that led to the death of one protester, Mr Gideon Aniah, a final year university student. The detained policeman, whose name was not provided was identified by some inhabitants during an identification parade conducted by the police as part of the ongoing investigations into the death of the young man. The Deputy Upper East Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police, (A.C.P), Mr. Peter Gyinae said the police is committed to investigating the matter to unravel the death of the young man. It would be recalled that some police personnel dispatched to Vea in the wake of a disagreements between some young persons and the contractor working on the renovation of the Vea dam allegedly shot dead one of the protestors. The youth were protesting against contractor from blasting a rock which they claim represented shrine and a god in the community. The death of the young man triggered a call from the family of the deceased for investigations into the matter to reveal the identity of the police officer who shot at the victim, a call the police obliged with a promise to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting. -End-