The Volta Caucus in Parliament have called for more police personnel in Sogakope and the entire Tongu District to augment the current security force in protecting residents in the area.

 This follows the gruesome murder of the Assemblyman for the area, Marcus Mawutor Adzahli.

Addressing the Parliamentary Press Corps on the issue, Member of Parliament (MP) for South Tongu, Kwabena Woyome, in whose jurisdiction the incident happened said, the area is becoming increasingly insecure and unsafe for residents.

He noted that the Minister for the Interior and the Inspector General of Police must take action immediately, adding that the residents are justified in demanding the mass transfer of police officers in Sogakope, since there is a strong perception of their complicity in the crime.

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The Assemblyman for the South Sogakope Electoral Area, Marcus Mawutor Adzahli, was purportedly murdered by a group of armed robbers at Toklopo near Sogakofe in the early hours of Sunday, March 1

According to reports, the assailants eight in number broke into the home of the deceased and attempted making away with his savings. He was allegedly shot multiple times in the chest, stomach and head, leading to his death.

According to eyewitnesses, the police failed to respond to distress calls and only came to the scene after the murderers had left.