After an investigation into the assault of residents in Wa, the military high command has punished those involved.
A four-member committee was tasked to probe the matter after some military officers went on a rampage and attacked residents of Wa.
Three of them have been demoted from their current ranks to lower ranks.
They are the Orderly, Guard Commander, and the Sentry. The Orderly has been demoted from Staff Sergeant to Corporal whilst the Guard Commander and the Sentry have been demoted from Corporal to Private and Lance Corporal to Private respectively.
Aside from them, eight others are to serve 30 days in detention after they were charged.
This website has gathered that some 86 soldiers were identified to have allegedly taken part in the attack.
Out of the 86, 30 of them have been interrogated.
The military is still probing the matter.
It was established that some 11 residents sustained varied injuries whereas some of them also claimed to have lost their mobile phones (13), a tricycle, and an amount of GHc1,460 for three different people.
Seven of the mobile phones have been retrieved.
It has also been established that the attack occurred after a Duty Officer sanctioned a troop into the area after a report had reached him that an officer had had his phone snatched in the area.
The soldiers involved the report added were recruits, who passed out between April 30, 2021, and June 4, 2021, and were posted to the 10 Mechanized Battalion Aggrey barracks.
The 4-member team that probed the matter were from the military and the National Investigation Bureau (NIB).
It was chaired by Colonel B. Z Ayorrogo.
The other members are Lt Col George Eduah Beesi, Francis Aboagye, and Maxwell Dassah.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com
