To protect his life and that of the media staff at the Ejura Government Hospital, the Medical Superintendent Dr. Mensah Manye had to release the two bodies who died in the shooting incident.
That was his account when he appeared before the three-member committee on Thursday, July 8, 2021.
The doctor told the committee that the youth of the town stormed the hospital and threatened to “burn” the health facility if the bodies were not released to them.
“As usual, in things of this nature, I advised that the bodies be kept for further investigation because as a doctor I had to take all the necessary precautions. So after the death of the two, they [protesters] said they want to take the bodies, but I said no, we don’t do that here and that we have measures we take before releasing such bodies, but [they became angrier when] they realized I was delaying their time.”
“I even suggested we call the police to come in so the bodies will be taken to the mortuary for postmortem, but they resisted, saying they will burn down the hospital if I tried. They also threatened that they will beat us if we delayed them any further. So I felt our lives were in danger, so I also started calling, but they also couldn’t come under that condition. So because of the agitation for the release of the bodies, I reluctantly released the bodies to prevent the bodies from being burnt and also save the lives of my staff and I. So I quickly released the bodies,” he told the committee.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com