Families of murdered t’adi girls want convicts killed on live television

Families of the murdered Takoradi girls are asking that the two Nigerians, Sam Udeotuk Wills and John Orji who are sentenced to death over the murder of their kidnapped relatives be killed on live television for the purpose of evidence sake.

In addition, they are demanding for copies of their DNA test results, the release of the remains for an independent DNA test as well as a befitting state burial for the girls if indeed they are murdered.

Speaking to journalists, Rebecca Quayson, sister of one of the murdered girls said they still do not believe in the murder story.

“We really don’t trust what is happening. We were told by the Criminal Investigations Department that they knew where the kids were and then later you tell us they are dead and you want us to believe it.

“That aside, you have even sentenced these two people to death. We are still not convinced. We want them to kill the two who have been convicted on live TV before we will be okay, else we will never rest,”

“Secondly, the families want to conduct their own DNA test. If truly the police are saying these girls are truly dead, we ask that they are given a state burial. The government also has to give financial support to the families because it hasn’t been easy”

Ruth Abakah, 19; Priscilla Blessing Bentum, 21; Ruth Love Quayson, 18 and Priscilla Koranchie, 15, went missing between July and December 2018 in one of the most talked-about criminal cases in recent times.

The incident triggered a national discussion with many public protests staged especially in Takoradi to demand the return of the girls and impress upon the government to act swiftly.

It emerged later that, human parts found in a sewage system in Takoradi near the home of the main suspect in the case were said to be that of the girls.

After the discovery of the skeletal remains on 2nd August 2019 and upon further investigations including the results of the DNA samples taken from the families, the accused persons were charged with conspiracy and murder and further sentenced to death by Sekondi High Court Presided over by Justice Richard Agyei Frimpong.