The assemblyman for Missiga in the Bawku municipality, has been sharing his ordeal in the hands of the military on Wednesday February 1.
According to Paul Musah, he was responding to a distress calls in a bid to rescue a 12-year-old boy who was reportedly set ablaze in a barn when the armed men in uniform accosted him.
They asked him what he was doing outside but before he could answer they started beating him.
Another victim escaped death by climbing a tree to avoid the advancing military men
Ali Bukari, who witnessed the entire alleged military atrocities was later rescued by the police, and has since been on admission at the vineyard hospital responding to treatment.
When I noticed people rushing, I was still working in my garden, planting tomato and onion seedlings. They informed me that the military was after them when I asked. I reasoned that they would pursue me if I ran and that if I didn’t, they would attack me. I had the bright notion to climb the tree in front of me right away. I observed the military men running past and everything that they accomplished in the neighbourhood. Later, the police were brought in to clean up the mess by the military. One of them discharged a rifle near me on the way back. I trembled and fell from the tree. They attacked me, hitting me and yelling at me to bring my weapons out. I was saved because I insisted I had no gun and was working in my garden. They followed me to my place I was working and believed what I had to say. After a couple more beatings, they turned me over to the police.
A lady who was shot in the armpit has been transferred to the Bolgatanga regional hospital where she is reportedly battling for her life.
Meanwhile, the youth in Bawku have rejected the explanation from the military high command and demanded an immediate replacement of the entire military personnel on peacekeeping duties in Bawku over perceived compromise.
