The Military High Command has said that its attention has been drawn to an incident that is alleged to have taken place in Kumasi on Friday 28 March 2025 involving seven military personnel.
The Command said the personnel, made up of three officers and four soldiers, are alleged to have arrested and assaulted three civilians for stealing a mobile phone belonging to another civilian.
This is contained in a press release dated April 2 and sighed by the Director General of Public Relations of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier General E. Aggrey-Quashie.
“The civilians are alleged to have suffered varied degrees of injuries. The Military Police and the Ashanti Regional Police CID are investigating the case. The officers and the soldiers have been placed under closed arrest while the investigation continues,” the Military said.
“The Military High Command wishes to assure all that anyone found culpable would be dealt with according to the law,” Brigadier General Aggrey-Quashie wrote.
“” We also urge the families and friends of the victims to remain calm and await the outcome of the investigations,” the press release concluded.
Military brutality against civilians has been of concern to many stakeholders in recent times.
In March, the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, condemned the military brutalities inflicted on civilians in parts of Bawku Municipality on the night of Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
He described the actions of the military as unacceptable, vowing to demand total accountability from security forces involved.
While expressing regret over the killing of a military officer by an unknown gunman, Ayariga insisted that ransacking homes, beating innocent civilians, and holding the town hostage was equally detestable.
Ayariga urged the leadership of Bawku and the military to work together to investigate the killing of the soldier rather than resorting to reprisals against civilians.
