A Ghana Armed Forces Captain on
detachment duties at Diaso in the Central Region has been lynched by the
youth of the town. Sources say he was lynched because he had a gun on
him while jogging along the main road where he stopped to ask for
further directions from some women. An alarm was raised by the
residents, who had witnessed an armed robbery incident the night before
and so were on alert for the perpetrators. So, upon receiving
information that th
e soldier, who was
dressed in civilian clothes, was carrying a gun, the residents led by
the assemblyman organised some youth in the town to beat him to death
and burn his mortal remains. The Ghana Armed Forces has since confirmed
the incident and says investigations are ongoing. The name of the
deceased officer has been given as Maxwell Mahama and a member of the
5th Infantry Battalion.
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