A military officer with the (5BN) at Burma Camp in Accra
was on Monday, May 29th, lynched by residents of Denkyira Boaso of the
Central region who mistook him for an armed robber.
Captain Maxwell Mahama who is commander of a military
detachment in the area was jogging along the Denkyira Boaso-Diaso road
when he asked some women for direction. He was not in a uniform.
The women reportedly called the Assembly man who organized the youths of the town to lynch him. They later burnt his body.
Meanwhile, Ghana Armed Forces have commenced investigations
into the murder. The incident has sent heightened anxiety within the
town after the perpetrators of the heinous crime realised the deceased
was a military man on official duty.
The Armed Forces in a statement signed by the Director of
Public Relations, Col. Aggrey-Quarshie said a fact-finding team led by
the Chief of Army Staff is proceeding to the area to gather more
information about the development.
"A high-powered fact-finding team led by the Chief of the Army Staff is proceeding to the scene of the incident to ascertain the facts of the case."
He said they were collaborating with the police and other security agencies to bring perpetrators to book.
“GAF is working closely with the police and other security agencies to unravel the full facts of the case.”
According to the Armed Forces, its “Initial report
indicates the officer was lynched by locals of Denkyira-Obuasi in the
Central Region whilst he was jogging at about 08.30 am on Monday 29 May 2017, under circumstances yet to be verified.”
The Armed Forces has also urged its personnel to remain calm as the due procedure is taken to bring the perpetrators to book."The officer was the detachment commander of our troops on operational duties in the general area."
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