The convictions of Samuel Udeotuk Wills and John Orji for the kidnapping and subsequent murder of the Takoradi Girls were expected to bring closure and finality to the three-year-old case.
Unfortunately, this does not appear to be the case.
Bright Oduro, a former Director-General of the Ghana Police Service’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID), is urging the Police Service to open a dialogue with the girls’ families about the burial of their remains.
Because some of the families are still in denial, COP retired Oduro believes that only such an engagement will bring true closure to the case.
In an interview with Citi News, retired COP Oduro stated, “These were girls who were picked up and murdered in cold blood.” I have previously spoken on this subject, advocating for physical identification and DNA testing to conclude the matter.”
“The court has now ruled, but some family members are still in denial.” “I believe what can be done is for the police to sit down with the family and talk about it, to prove that the DNA matches those of their children, and then they can bury them properly,” he said.
Family of Ruth Abaka rejects court’s verdict
The family of Ruth Abaka, one of the four Takoradi girls kidnapped and murdered, has rejected the verdict in the main suspects’ trial.
According to the family, the suspects have not confessed to the girls’ murder, so the court’s ruling was invalid.
On Friday, March 5, 2021, the Sekondi High Court, presided over by Justice Richard Agyei Frimpong, sentenced to death the two main suspects, Sam Udeotuk Wills and John Orji, for their roles in the kidnapping and murder of the four girls.
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Veronica Anzah Kwabena, Ruth Abaka’s grandmother, told Citi News that the family believes she is still alive.
“I’m still not convinced.” Because the suspects never admitted to killing the girls, why are they being charged with murder? Furthermore, we, the Ruth family, have not accepted the bones presented to us as our daughter’s remains.
My granddaughter, I believe, is still alive. We can’t just declare the suspects guilty and sentence them to death to end the investigation.”
Source: CitiNews
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