Families of three of the missing Takoradi girls who were declared dead say the police have made a U-turn on the DNA saga.
The families say the police who stated earlier that they were willing to release the human parts of the dead girls to the families to carry out an independent DNA test have now backtracked on that.
A sister to one of the girls, Rebecca Quayson, said apart from being refused the remains, the families have also been refused hard copies of the initial police forensic results that confirmed the deaths of the girls, that had been missing for over a year.
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Speaking to Citi News, she said the families cannot have closure until they independently conduct DNA tests to corroborate or dispute the police report.
“We are not happy because the IGP held a press conference telling Ghanaians that if the family wanted a second opinion, he was ready to release the bones. But it is a different story now.â€
She said three families went to the Western Region police command and requested for the remains for “a second opinion and maybe burial.â€
“But they are telling us that it is evidence and they have to keep it and they have to guard it for security reasons and all that,†she recounted.
“If you trust the work that you have done and you trust the report you have come to tell Ghanaians, what is stopping you for giving us the bones?â€
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The missing girls were declared dead by police on August 15, 2019.