Two protesters were shot dead and four others were injured in clashes with security forces in the Ashanti region of southern Ghana, according to police and a hospital source on Wednesday.
Residents of the town of Ejura had gathered on Tuesday to protest the killing of Ibrahim “Kaaka” Mohammed, a young civil society activist and member of the recent #FixTheCountry political and social protest movement, who was beaten to death by several unidentified people on Saturday.
Police spokesman Godwin Ahianyo assured that calm had returned to the locality, stating that Police and security officers intervened violently to quell the protest and two people died in the clashes.
Elsewhere, Manyee Mensah, medical director of the government hospital in Ejura said one of the two men had already died when he arrived at the hospital.
He added that there were currently four injured with one being in critical condition while the other three are stable.
Ibrahim “Kaaka” Mohammed was a member of the Economic Fighters League movement and a vocal critic of the government on social media.
Police said they arrested two suspects in connection with his death.
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