Credible reports reaching the Daily Dispatch indicates that military personnel in various military barracks across the country want President Akufo Addo, who is also the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, to immediately sack the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Upper Denkyira West District, Mr Daniel Appianing.
Many are angry that the DCE has been talking ‘by heart’ by alleging that the late Captain Maxwell Mahama was the head of a military detachment in the area protecting a group of Chinese nationals who were illegally mining gold in the Upper Wassa forest.
The DCE made these allegations yesterday on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’. Reacting to the DCE’s allegations on the same show, Mr Dominic Nitiwul, the Minister of Defence, called on the DCE to keep quiet and not to talk on the issue again as he is unaware of the facts.
Below is a press release form the Ghana Armed Forces, signed by its Director of Public Relations, Col. Aggrey Quarshie.
ARMY OFFICERS LYNCHED
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) regrets to confirm the death of its officer, Capt MA Mahama of 5 Battalion of Infantry.
Initial report indicates the officer was lynched by locals of Denkyira Obuasi in the Central Region whilst he was going at about 08:30 am on Monday 29th May 2017, under circumstances yet to be verified.
The officer was the detachment commander of our troops on operational duties in the general area. 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.
GAF is working closely with the police and other security agencies to unravel the full facts of the case. In the meantime, or troops have been urged to remain clam whilst action is being taken to bring the perpetrators of this dastardly act to book."
Source: The Daily Dispatch
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We were all in Ghana where a document pop out that some GAF officials are involve in this illegal minining and now you want to cover the truth with lies. This is unfortnate incdient and we should not encourage it because soldiers obey..But if it should have been me as an ordinary Ghanaian s like case close. My issue will not be anything worth to talk about. Until our public institutions woke up and let the rule of law respect both the poor and rich as you also a human. I will pray to Almighty God there should be worst things like this happen to the high profile politicians till they come back to respect an ordinary Ghanaian
Anybody who stoned, burned, took pictures etc I the dead of the young man must face the full rigor of the law. All those claiming it has been the culture of the land MUST ***barred word*** when did they use their platform to condemn these acts since independence?
Please use your number 6, and know that sometimes people are scheduled to work late. Shame on you.
Ghanaian's be patient because NDC left WEAK institutions behind and Prez. Akuffo must double up to fix those institutions as soon as possible. Kan-Dapaah you're sleeping please wake-up and Shake up all the security SERVICES. NCCE is only wasting our country resources sack the Heads
@CC you are spot on. thanks for your insightful thoughts
HEY SO PEOPLE JOG AT 8.30 AM WHEN THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AT WORK??? I AM ONLY ASKING OOOO
Mr Ken Dapaah should be re-assigned because of the comments Kennedy Agyepong passed on him in recent past. it has rendered him powerless and people have no respect for the Security again. As a matter of urgency he should be changed.
If no action is taken against the perpetuators, then the Ghana Armed Forces should stop the fight against galamsey for the politicians to fight it themselves. Abaa.
Long overdue, but they wont do it.
GHANAIANS ARE AT IT AGAIN, COVERING THE TRUTH WITH HEAVIEST LID ONE CAN FIND, WERE WE NOT IN THIS COUNTRY WHEN DOCUMENTARIES WERE TELLING US THAT MILITARY IS INVOLVED IN THE GALLAMSAY, WHICH WAS PRE-MATURELY AND HASTERNLY DENIED BY GAF AFTER BEING CHALLEGED, LET TAKE OUR TIME THOUGH WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS VERY VERY UNFORTUNATE, TRUTH IS ONE, NO MATTER HOW HARD ONE COVERS IT WILL DEFINATELY COME OUT. LET DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE DISPASSIONATELY AND ALL WILL BE WELL. SENTIMENTS WILL NOT SOLVE AND IF WE ARE NOT CAREFUL SAME WILL REPEAT ITSELF.