An interlocutory injunction has been obtained by police in the Ashanti Region’s Ejura over the “One-Year Anniversary of Dua’a Prayers” for the victims of the Ejura shooting.
According to documents obtained by Citi News, the “Joint Committee of Victims of the Ejura Incidents,” made up of the relatives of those killed in the historic incident, planned to host a memorial service for the victims on June 30. The Ejura District Court has nevertheless issued a ruling prohibiting the ceremony’s organizers from holding it.
The families said in a statement that they are stunned by the turn of events but that they will still follow the order.
Full Statement
“We regret to inform you and the general public that, we have just received an ex parte injunction obtained by the Ghana Police Service to stop the families of the victims of the Ejura killings from going ahead with the Islamic prayers and Quran recitals that were planned for their departed loved ones on Thursday, 30th June 2022.
The families were also planning to clean the cemetery where they are buried and to build a tombstone over their graves.
We are shocked to find that our Courts are now being used to prevent us from mourning our dead relatives and performing the necessary customary and religious rites to observe their killing by the military.
Nothing can fully describe the pain we feel in this moment. Our families are broken and devastated by this act of insensitivity and moral injustice.
In the next few days, we will be holding a Press Conference to outline our next steps. We are also in the process of informing invited guests who had confirmed their attendance, including the Peace Council and Office of the National Chief Imam.
We commit ourselves to the justice of Allah, the merciful, whose voice has always given comfort to his children who are oppressed and abused. May his light continue to shine on us and to heal our pain.”
