The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for an investigation into the death of Sheikh Ali Ahmed Maikano AbulFaili Jallo.
He was killed in a suspected armed robbery attack in the early hours of Wednesday.
Sheikh Jallo was the son of the late Ghanaian Tijaniyya Cleric, Ahmed Maikano Jallo of Prang.
Paying tribute to him, the NDC said “the late Shiekh Ali Ahmed Maikano AbulFaili Jallo was a renowned and devoted Muslim cleric who carried himself with dignity and commanded great respect among the Islamic community”.
But the party also said the circumstance leading to his death was suspicious and worrying whilst feeding into “the general state of insecurity in the country”.
“We use to this opportunity to urge the President to direct the Ministry of Interior to launch a full-scale investigation into the sad event that led to the death of the Sheikh, apprehend the perpetrators of the dastardly act, and offer true justice to his memory and the bereaved family.”
“We demand, as a matter of urgency, that the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration takes immediate steps to deal with the growing spate of armed robbery attacks, the rampant cases of murder, and the general state of insecurity in the country,” the NDC added.
Find below the full statement
NDC MOURNS MURDERED MUSLIM SHEIKH AND DEMANDS FULL SCALE INVESTIGATION
The leadership of the National Democratic Congress has learnt of the tragic and unfortunate death of Sheikh Ali Ahmed Maikano AbulFaili Jallo, son of the late Ghanaian Tijaniyya Cleric, Ahmed Maikano Jallo of Prang, in what has been described as a suspected armed robbery attack in the early hours of yesterday.
The late Shiekh Ali Ahmed Maikano AbulFaili Jallo was a renowned and devoted Muslim cleric who carried himself with dignity and commanded great respect among the Islamic community.
The NDC considers the news report that the Shiekh met his untimely demise in an armed robbery attack as most painful, suspicious and worrying, as it further goes to deepen the general state of insecurity in the country.
We use to this opportunity to urge the President to direct the Ministry of Interior to launch a full scale investigation into the sad event that led to the death of the Sheikh, apprehend the perpetrators of the dastardly act, and offer true justice to his memory and the bereaved family.
We demand, as a matter of urgency, that the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration takes immediate steps to deal with the growing spate of armed robbery attacks, the rampant cases of murder, and the general state of insecurity in the country. There can neither be progress or development in Ghana without peace.
The NDC wishes to express its deepest condolences and sincere sympathies to the Jalo family, the Tijaniyya fraternity and the entire Muslim community for their loss.
ISSUED IN ACCRA ON THURSDAY 18th MARCH, 2021
