Ghanaians are very outraged about the death of a soldier who was brutally assaulted and killed at Diaso in the Upper Denkyira West district of the Central region. We think that alone smack hypocrisy, because it’s the same people who ignorantly argue that the security and judiciary system have failed, hence criminals should be dealt with instantly.
There have been lots of tribute for the handsome officer, identified as Captain Maxwell Mahama who was lynched by residents on suspicion of being an armed robber. The late Captain Maxwell Mahama was a military officer with the 5th Infantry Batallion (5BN) at Burma Camp in Accra but on detachment duties at the Denkyira Boase of the Central region.
Captain Mahama who is the commander of the area military detachment according to his subordinates, was seen jogging along the main road and as he stopped by to ask some women for directions, the women saw a pistol on him.
The women who were alarmed by the discovery of the pistol on Captain Mahama mistook him for an armed robber thereby alerting their assembly member who allegedly organised some men to lynch him and even burnt him in the process.
Starr News reports that the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Armed Forces Colonel Aggrey Quashie said the army has called for calm among its troops in the area as they investigate the incident.
He said a high powered military team led by the chief of army staff has been dispatched to the area to gather facts on what happened.
