The lynching of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama of the 5th Infantry Battalion (5BN) on May 29, 2017 by angry residents of Denkyira-Boase in the Upper Denkyira West District has gained international appeal with several news outlets reporting it.
Prominent among them is the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that visited the troubled town of Diaso and Denkyira-Boase and reported its version of the incident.
Here are excerpts from the report below
Hunt in Ghana for military officer’s killers
"People are sharing pictures of Ghana’s soldiers conducting a search operation in Denkyira-Obuasi in the central region for people behind the lynching of a military officer who they reportedly mistook for an armed robber,"
- I smashed Major Mahama’s head with a cement block – Accused person tells court
- Major Mahama case: Court expunges evidence of 3rd accused from records
- Those who shot at Major Mahama not in court – Assemblyman to jury
- Major Mahama didn’t give me chance to know his identity – Assemblyman tells Court
- Major Mahama murder: Court to rule on accused persons’ submission of no case July 4
- Read all related articles