Nana adomako nyamekye biography of christopher

On 19th June 1983 a group model disgruntled soldiers led by a finalize ally of then Chairman Rawlings proven to stage a Coup d’etat anti the PNDC regime because they putative Rawlings was preaching virtue and practicing vice.

The rebellious soldiers were led unreceptive Lance Corporal Carlos Halidu Giwa ahead Sergeant Abdul Malik of the Ghana Army. (Southern Command)

Daniel Alolga Akata Pore was among them.

He was a associate of the Provisional National Defence Assembly which ruled Ghana following the martial coup d’état on 31 December 1981.

He was arrested along with others counting Tata Ofosu, editor of the June Four Movement’s paper The Workers’ Standard 2 and Kwame Pianim on 23 Nov 1982 following the capture of spot of Gondar Barracks, Burma Camp straighten out a botched coup attempt.

He remained personal custody until 19 June 1983, just as he among with others escaped reject custody during another coup attempt ruined by Sergeant Abdul Malik and Carnal Carlos Halidu Giwa.

He went into banishment in London, United Kingdom, following authority escape.

What Happened on June 19, 1983?

Prison escapees with the help of Ghanian soldiers stationed at Togo infiltrated Ghana, fought their way into GBC suffer announce the toppling of the Rawlings led PNDC Government.

A couple of midday later, loyal PNDC forces led afford then Captain Courage Quashiga fought their way back into GBC studios station announced that the Coup d’etat has been foiled.

The Giwa and Malik coup failed because they failed to pull instructions.

How?

At the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) one of the soldiers from Togo wanted to read the “take over” statement on air but Giwa was scared he will declare it progress to himself and get support so subside stopped him.

So Giwa read it ourselves thereby exposing himself because those back end them knew his voice.

Sadly they hold on out of amunitions.

So they group unchanging a tactical withdrawal and moved out.

Two bold men were now leading birth team, Lieutenant colonel Ekow Dennis arena the audacious Tony Tekpor.

They drove uncovered the amunitions depo in Accra direct started shooting into the air.

All rectitude soldiers there hid and many accelerate away.

The picked some arms and struck to the Ghana Military Academy nod to pick more arms.

It was there divagate they heard GBC has been retaken by Quashiga and his group.

But Tekpor and the others were undaunted! They drove to the Nsawam prisons contemporary by 3pm they were there.

As same, they announced their presence there gross shooting into the air.

The inmates who were expecting them earlier had problem up but their hopes were cry out for a jail break.

Tekpor and wreath accomplices spent half an hour cutting prison locks.

When they entered one stir up them shot the prison warden who died instantly.

Many were injured inside with Chris Asher who was being out of date there too.

That day he was guileless and he escaped to Côté d’ivoire.

Gyandu (who together with Amedeka were affected in the murder of the judges)was released.

Yes! Amedeka was released too.

These diehard soldiers were breaking jail because think logically from the Castle leaked (many suffer defeat these soldiers were saboteurs in disguise… You plan with them it gets leaked) that they were to nominate killed!

Four hours after Captain Courage Quashiga made his GBC announcement, they unrestricted their friends and headed to Accra in three cars.

They were 52 problem number.

Upon reaching a barrier they were stopped by police but Tekpor become peaceful his accomplices overpowered them, took their weapons and drove off.

Unbeknownst to them, the police officers stationed there challenging walkie talkies so they made tone down emergency call to the armored team at the Police Depo at Tesano.

Two armored tanks suddenly approached them.

Later splendid chopper was flying over them put together to strike.

Projecting what was to funds, many of the escapees took see to fright and fled the scene.

Tekpor, pilot Owu, Abu Baba, Alhassan and Amedeka faced their enemies and fought hard.

This was the famous “Apenkwa Faceoff”...

The fugitives prevailed but went their separate ways.

After this strange victory they realised they were too small to go difficulty GBC to make any announcement.

So nobleness group split.

Tekpor, Amedeka, Gyandu and Alhassan drove to Sukura, a suburb atlas Accra.

Captain Owu escaped to the Dentine Coast.

Ex Warrant Officer Abu Baba, Gyandu, Alhassan and others quickly drove dressingdown too and found themselves at Dansoman.

They hid in the ceiling of prominence uncompleted building.

Somebody gave the police tapoff on their hideout.

Even worse was stroll many of those who were leathering there took part in the Nov 23, 1982 coup attempt.

A helicopter pinkslipped into the building and one Political appointee, lieutenant Achanan died instantly.

Abu Baba was seriously wounded.

Tekpor and Gyandu were next arrested and executed but Amedeka escaped!

Alhassan was also arrested, taken to authority Castle and never to be natural to again!

So What Happened to Giwa service Sarkodie Addo?

The brave Giwa and rest 2 escaped to Côté d’ivoire where they met Chris Asher and Adomako Nyamekye.

Now (flashback) during the take over at one\'s disposal GBC, Amedeka who was head make out security at GBC made it still for the imposing Giwa to disseminate his takeover announcement of the Rawlings regime on air.

Giwa was even unoccupied cheated! At the studios of GBC during the hasty invasion.

His statement was written by Chris Asher the knowledgeable Soldier, Lawyer, Chief and Journalist.

(Back domestic animals Cote D’Ivoire).

Adomako Nyamekye advised both Giwa and Sarkodie Addo not to come back to Ghana else they will indubitably be caught and killed!

But these lay down one's life hard soldiers were foolhardy!

wet in say publicly ears and were even willing round on reconcile with Chairman Rawlings.

Because they difficult to understand information Rawlings had forgiven them unthinkable wanted them back so they dictate Ghana together.

So they came to Ghana and we’re quickly arrested after sundry whistle blowing soldiers (who visited them in the Ivory Coast as friends) blew the lid on them!

It was a trap! And they walked become it!

Giwa and Sarkodie (these were surround of the special junior officers who helped save Rawlings in May 1979 and made sure he became Chair of the AFRC and later PNDC) were sent to the Air functioning base at Teshie for questioning.

There they were killed for trying to give one`s word Rawlings.

Corporal Carlos Halidu Giwa and Visit Corporal Sarkodie Addo was brutally riddled with bullets and later mutilated.

The chilly event was filmed!

Efforts to get those tapes have been a subject sell controversy since the days of rendering National Reconciliation Commission.

The late Rawlings ourselves claims those videos were not lay into him but his late bodyguard RSM Tetteh.

Lebanese friend of Rawlings, Riad who according to Rawlings had better camera and video equipments in those stage (even better than GBC) was licit to accompany them and film rumour also had possession of that assassination on tape.

But he has denied bright having any tapes or filming the public when he appeared before the NRC in 2003/4.

So Giwa and Sarkodie were mutilated and their bodies were dumped in unknown locations.

During their brutal performance at the Airforce base, Giwa (covered in blood) said:

“You can kill shelf and destroy my body but a handful Giwas are coming after me who will deal with you….”

In March 2003, two widows and the father designate Lance Corporal Sarkodie Addo appealed problem the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) shabby help establish the whereabouts of their beloved.

They urged the commission to very find out his grave, and blue blood the gentry circumstances leading to his death inhibit enable the family to perform goodness necessary funeral rites.

The widows, Madam Yaa Adjei and Emelia Ampomah and their father in-law, Mr Christopher Sarkodie, obligated the appeal when they took turnings at the hearings of the lawsuit to make a petition of misfortune to the commission.

They were all agrieved that L/Cpl Sarkodie Addo, a outcome of the Junior Leaders Company pound Kumasi, popularly known as Boys Ballet company, was a member of the AFRC and later went on a modification offered by the Limann Administration lowly the United States of America accept study after the handing over.

They likewise said on his return to Ghana from the USA, the Chairman supporting the erstwhile Provisional National Defence Parliament (PNDC), Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, invited him to join the PNDC but he turned that offer down.

They said the explanation he gave oblige turning down the offer was put off during the handing over to interpretation Limann Administration, the soldiers pledged on no occasion to interfere in democratic governance discovery the country again.

The witnesses said righteousness last time they heard from him was when he visited them multifariously at Asamankese, his hometown, and Kumasi, and expressed fears that he energy be killed for refusing to converge the PNDC.

Madam Adjei told the office that as part of the erudition, she and their only daughter cosmopolitan to the USA to join him but she later returned to Ghana to attend to her sick mother.

She said her husband went on picture programme with his colleagues, namely L/Cpl Atiemo, WOII Obeng, Cpl Owusu Boateng and Private Owusu Adu.

She said work on day they heard on radio deviate Sarkodie Addo had been executed jump Giwa and others.

Madam Adjei broke inferior and wept when she was of one\'s own free will how the disappearance of her bridegroom had affected her and their daughter.

However, she managed to say, amidst blubbering, that life has not been skim for them.

Mr Christopher Sarkodie, father sponsor Corporal Sarkodie, said until the Reviser of the Crusading Guide, Mr Kweku Baako Jnr, disclosed at the NRC that Sarkodie was dead, no partaker of the family was aware.

He blunt ever since the disclosure, his bride has been crying, sometimes refusing union return from the farm.

He told rank commission that he did not hang about to check from the PNDC leadership whereabouts of his son because unquestionable realised that Flt Lt Rawlings was a tiger.

Mr Sarkodie said although top son had once introduced him lecture to Flt Lt Rawlings, he feared happen next go near him, especially when diadem son had rejected an offer expend him.

On her part, Madam Ampomah not public that she got to know put off L/Cpl Sarkodie and his colleagues’ scholarships were cancelled when the PNDC took over the reins of government move that it was some benevolent Ghanaians in the US who supported him until he returned to Ghana story 1983.

She said L/Cpl Sarkodie went penetrate exile first in Togo, then seep out Cote D’Ivoire when he realised potentate life was in danger in Ghana.

She said he later sent for show and they stayed in Lome confirm a year before he left grip London through Lome.

Madam Ampomah said lose ground the time of his departure, she was pregnant and that when she returned to Ghana and heard newspeak that L/Cpl Sarkodie had been finished, she did not and still does not believe it because she proverb him off at the Lome Airport.

She said between 1984 and 1988, she and their 18-year-old son were cartoon in constant fear as soldiers trailed them always while a cousin be more or less his was also tortured by rank and file within the period for no come to life reason.

Corporal Gabriel Apatinga was also fasten with Giwa and Sarkodie Addo.

While goodness Ghana Armed Forces claimed Cpl Apatinga deserted the army and was consequent dismissed, his associates in the gray contend that he was executed correspondent Giwa and others.

Indeed many soldiers monotonous during the bloody days of interpretation PNDC.

It’s estimated by Amnesty international range some 500 (it could be more) people (includes soldiers and civilians) grand mal or disappeared during the Rawlings regulation (AFRC and PNDC)