The District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Upper Denkyira West District Daniel Appianin has told Citi News that a team of military men have invaded Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region beating up residents in the area.
According to the DCE, the military men had taken hostage of about 80 men while women and children have been camped in a church in the town.
This follows the killing of one Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama in the area on Monday.
The residents allegedly claimed Captain Mahama, who at the time was not in military uniform, was a robber and thus lynched and burnt him at Diaso, a small town in Denkyira-Obuasi.
Although the military said it has deployed it’s men to investigate the issue, some of its officers according to the DCE are currently brutalizing the residents.
“I was at the scene, they’ve arrested a lot of men, they’ve beaten a number of them, they’ve camped women and children in a church.
What happened when the robbery happened? Didn’t we realize that we need to bring security to come and protect the people? One person is dead and it is bringing the entire military to the place. This is the country we are living in.”
He added that “I’ve seen it myself, at least I saw about 80 men lined up on the floor. The women and children have been camped in a church. The military people were saying that unless they get their gun, they are not living them.
I spoke to their commander; I went there with my district police commander, BNI and other security operatives in the district. The security men are saying they will only leave when they retrieve their gun.”
He further lamented that the issue is causing heightened tension in the town saying “the area is almost empty.”
Mahama was deployed to fight galamsey – Uncle
The late Mahama’s uncle, Fred McBagonluri on the Citi Breakfast Show said his nephew was part of a security team deployed to the town to fight illegal mining.
“He told us that there was some galamsey activities happening in the area which is like the epiccentre of this criminal enterprise and that their arrival they realized that the perpetrators of this trade have actually moved their equipment further into the forest.
And now it was really difficult for them to really get access to them. They can hear machines operating but far inside the forest. These were his last words to a friend of mine,” he added.
Source: Citifmonline
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In Ghana 1 policeman = 700 civilians 1 soldier. = 1000 civilians Therefore 1000 Pipl must die including The so called DCE... Aboah !!!
The DCE or whatever he calls himself must be a very ***barred word*** and ***barred word*** man. Would he be talking like this if the guy were his relative? He should also be picked and beaten up severely to put some sense in his blocked head. He should stop provoking us. Those bushmen deserve more that mere beating.
This DCE must be picked up right away. His utterances are causing so much pain to some of us.
If they fail to return the gun they should all be fired. If this soldier was my relative, the assembly man would be dead by now
Why didn't he also go there earlier with his District police commander when the robbery happened? the usual blame game...mtseew
This is poor reportage, if the incident happened at Diaso why are they at Denkyira OBoasi arresting the people. Diaso is a peace loving town and the name must be out of the equation.
the guys r right they need to retrieve the gun its very very important.