Kotobabi residents demand probe into woman’s killing during anti-robbery operation

Some Accra locals are pushing for a thorough police probe into the death of a young woman in the neighborhood last Saturday.

According to them, the woman was waiting for a bus outside the Kotobabi Police station when an unidentified guy shot her in an effort to catch the driver of a Toyota Camry before fleeing the scene.

They stated that they interfered to have her body transported to the 37th police station morgue.

While authorities blamed her death on a stray bullet during an anti-robbery operation, other eyewitnesses told Citi News they heard gunshots and questioned the lady’s untimely demise.

“I just saw a Camry coming at top speed, so I moved forward to see what the sound was. Then, when the Camry came to pass, I saw a man with a gun who came to pass in front. He was just walking with the gun like he didn’t care. After he passed, I saw that a woman was lying on the floor with a headshot.”

According to an eyewitness, the shooting was carried out by an unidentified male who left while the victim lay in a pool of blood.

“The man was not in police attire; he was in a T-shirt with a necklace and some earrings. So we thought it was some of those fraudsters who had confusion which led to all those shootings. Then he walked towards the road, picked up a motorbike, and left. The Camry was coming from the curve at top speed, so I think maybe the guy was shooting at the Camry, and it dodged and went to hit the woman.”