At least four people are in the custody of the police in the Denkyira-Obuasi District in the Central Region, over the murder of a military officer Monday morning.
The men were arrested after an initial investigation revealed they played a role in the murder of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama of the 5th Battalion Infantry.
An Assembly Member alleged to have organized the mob attack which led to the death of the soldier is on the run, police have said. The country has been thrown into shock following news about the lynching of Captain Adam Mahama on Monday by Denkyira-Obuasi residents in the Upper Denkyira West District.
He was posted to the area about three weeks ago to relieve the substantive Commander of the military personnel there. Captain Adam Mahama met his untimely death when he was out for his early morning jogging, it has been reported.
He was lynched by some youth after he was mistaken for an armed robber because of a weapon he carried on him. He was pelted with stones and burnt, the military has said.
The military hierarchy visited the scene to gather some evidence to aid its investigation of the matter, Nhyira FM's Ohemeng Tawiah reported. Some residents who could not flee the town after the incident have been held hostage by some military personnel who have gone to retrieve the deceased's gun.
"They have been grouped into two - the women and children are in a local church building and the second group the men have been made to sit on the ground," the reporter said.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo in a statement has vowed to ensure all perpetrators of the heinous act are brought to face the law.
Spokesperson for the Central Regional Police, ASP Irene Oppong on Joy FM Tuesday said the police will be interrogating the suspects to gather information.
She said a charge sheet would be prepared after the police are done with their investigation. "We will then look for the others who are on the run."
Source: Joy News
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OPEN LETTER TO THOSE SALVAGE, PRIMITIVE AND ***barred word*** AND CALLOUS PEOPLE OF DENKYERA WHO KILLED THE INNOCENT ARMY OFFICE, yes, it is only beast and salvage people who will kill human being and those ***barred word*** beast in DENKYERA WHO KILLED INNOCENT SOLDIER WILL HAVE TO BE ARRESTED TRIED and SENTENCE ONE HUNDRED YEARS for the world to see, this ,justice be done immediately and now, , the act is in human, barbaric, salvage and no civilized persons will do that ,only primitive and social misfit will do that, the whole ghana condemn this beastly act and we call on all the world to condemn this ***barred word*** act and the perpetrators of this ungodly act should be arrested and tried as soon as possible and jail them ,every one involved in this ***barred word*** act should be brought to book and jail as soon as possible, which rational people. intelligent people will kill and innocent soldier defending his country, this is unacceptable and must be condemn by the whole world, this criminal act must be dealt with and all who took part must be punished very well , may the soul of the innocent soldier rest in people, the army must exercise patient as we people of ghana will see that justice is done , from concern people of ghana,