Emotions were high amidst the desire for retribution on the part of soldiers gathered at Burma Camp today [Thursday], following the lynching of one of their own, Captain Maxwell Mahama at Denkyira-Obuasi on Monday.
The soldiers conveyed their anger over the killing of Captain Mahama in the presence of the Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Obed Akwa, who had a tough job suppressing the men who were out for blood.
“We are the last resort in this country. If we allow ourselves to be beaten this way… as a Christian, by what Jesus said in Matthew 26 verse 52: he who draws the sword must die by the sword,” one fuming soldier stated. This soldier was supported by a Muslim counterpart with verses from the Quran to the cheers and applause of the soldiers present.
The soldiers also expressed impatience with the pace of the police investigation, which has so far seen seven suspects arrested for their alleged roles in the murder.
The soldiers were especially mindful of the videos of the gruesome act on social media, and wondered why military police could not take control. “We have military police.
It is not in every instance that we allow the civilian police to be telling us about evidence. You have seen something clearly and you are telling me about evidence.
What more evidence do you want from this?The Ghana Armed Forces has the military police. We can handle our things. It is not everything that you take to the civil police.”
Some of the soldiers also called for a total boycott and discontinuation of all anti-lumbering and anti galamsey operations currently being run by the Army. “I will suggest we leave the work for the police to also carry out so that we come back to our barracks,” on soldier noted.
‘Cool heads must prevail’
The Chief of Defence Staff, on his part, called for cool heads and reiterated earlier messages from Former President, J.J Rawlings and President Nana Akufo-Addo to convince them not to engage in any reprisal attacks.
“Even though this is a cruel act, cool heads must prevail. A statement like this coming from a former member of the Ghana Armed Forces and a former head of state and a former commander in chief needs to be examined and listened to very carefully.”
“That is my appeal to you today. Additionally, our Commander-in-Chief has assured us that nobody is going to go scott free in this particular incident. We are collaborating with all the relevant security agencies and we are making study progress.”
Source: citifmonline.com
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This killing should have happened in Togo, and then you will see if there is something call investigation, all the men will be picked up and nobody will hear from them.
OPEN LETTER TO THE GHANA ARMY FORCES, HELLO FORCE MEN, THE WHOLE ghana is not happy with the death of captain Maxwell, you can tell from the comment he whole country is making, all the army has to do is to be part of the investigation and make sure the come out with the murders, from the lOok of things they is a cartel which is disturbing GhanaS PEACE and it ought to be fished out. AND DESTROYED FOR EVER, EVERY INVOLVED IN THE KILLING MUST BE EXECUTED, the whole nation must help the police to arrest all the evil doers in Ghana, be it and institution behind the evil killing of innocent people in Ghana or individuals, , it is giving Ghana a bad name, GHANA IS ONE OF THE MOST PEACEFUL COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, the army must join the investigation TEAM and come out the the truth of WHY and , WHO KILLED CAPTAIN MAHAMA, THEY should investigate the death of ADMAS, AND JB DANQUAH AND CAPTAIN MAHAMA, ALL THOSE WHO ARE BEHIND THE KILLING OF INNOCENT PEOPLE SHOULD BE brought to book and be executed or electrocuted by electric chair for Ghana and ghanaians to have their peace AND LEARN LESSON. THE MUST BE DISCIPLINE IN GHAN A AND THE SOLDIERS MUST HELP IN BRING DISCIPLINE TO GHANA ., be-course of few greedy people in Ghana we are destroying the image of the whole country and THE people, NO LET ROOT THEM OUT , ALL GHANA MUST JOIN HAND, THE SOLDIER HAVE EXERCISE MATURITY AND SHOULD GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CASE AND COME OUT WITH THE WRONG DOERS AND THE BRAIN BEHIND THE KILLING .ALL GHANA SUPPORT THE SOLDIERS, ALL INSTITUTIONS BEHIND THE EVIL DOINGS IN GHANA MUST BE FISHED OUT AND BE DESTROYED FOREVER, THE SOLDIER MUST ACT NOW TO COME OUT WITH THE TRUTH BE MUST BE PATIENT, FROM GHANA PEOPLE,
@ Kwame.That there are many Ghanaians whose brains are atrophied I have no doubt at all. You My retarded friend are one of such people.A s-t-upid person like you have no right to breathe.Do you have any idea what it takes to train one officer?Why would the Ghana Army want to fight ISIS or the Taliban? Why?Every soldier makes an undertaking to defend his country at the peril of his life.What that means is that if we are attacked by the Togolese these man and women will ,whether they like is or not go to the war front to defend and protect maggots like you who would be quaking in your hovel.Is this not a noble act? that someone would give his life for a wretch like you?If people are willing to die for us should we not respect them a little? Should we not allow them a few perks .Go to the officers' mess at 37 and see the wretched conditions under which our officers live with their families.Stop posting n0ns3nse on the net simply because you can type.
When you have a protocol army that is what happened, is Mahama not a soldier? then why all this fuss. He was serving his country and died in the course of his duty. He took an oath to die to defend Ghana period. It looks like the African military is quick to brutalize it civilian, but scared to go to war to die. What happened to the soldier is bad, but more innocent Ghanaians are lynched every day in the same circumstances yet we don't hear all these noice from our law enforcement groups including the military. Every Ghanaian life including the members of our armed forces maters.
The losers of the 2016 elections who are capitalizing on Captain Mahama's murder to foment trouble should bow their heads in shame.
kwame you said it all..
I wish Gbevlo lartey, Brigadier General Nunu Mensah is still in charge.
Though this is an unfortunate situation but may i ask? Has the military not done similar terrible thing to civilians in the past? Lets deal this situation in a professional way.Let the law run its course.
Because of the one unfortunate incident the typical African soldiers want to withdraw from duty, do you want to go and fight ISIS in Syrian or Afghanistan or Iraq, that way you know you working as a defense. You people stay in barracks and do nothing other than opportunity to bully.Resign from the army and come to America and join forces to Iraq and Syrian.Wasting tax payers money
To me and like the classic Nana Addo and his swollen head being the President of Ghana because his father was a President ; the man does not realise the serious implication of anger in the 'other ranks' in the armed because these guys are very angry and will avenge their own MAKE NO MISTAKE !!!!!!; how can an assmbly man commandier a whole community to murder an officer because to these 'other ranks' in the army this man has shown gross disrespect to the army and that he is more powerful than the army officers; something must be done quickly by Nana Addo because the boys feel humiliated within the ranks ; how can a community murder their commanding officer ; soldiers love their commanding officers and will go the extra mile to take action ; this indecipline within our communities with assembly men taking command of communities should be STOPPED FAST otherwise 'other ranks' will do something very stooopid !!!! in that area someday because there is too much lawlessness in Ghana today under the guise DEMOCRACTY ; we cannot go on like this ; NANA ADDO SHOULD TAKE CONTROL NOW !!!!!; all Nana Addo enjoys is appointing people like the mafia scene and laughing and enjoying the scene ; Nana Addo should understand that he is not 'A DADA BA'President; he is meant to be a President from the school of hard nuts who does not take prisoners ; Nana Addo is allowing too much of the law to go into his head without doing anything because his 'HEAD SWEET AM PROPER' the army is watching because in the army the other ranks love their unit commanders including Sgt; Majors; LT ; and Captains ; Majors who are capable of moving troops on operations ; massa; I know the army very well ; the other ranks will be agitating action NOW !!!!!!! the more delays to use the law to luck these murderers will spark attempts and an excuse to stage a coup in Ghana again because the posibility of a coup is still within the ranks ; look at the stilling and corruption that went on under Jon Mahama ; these boys are watching for the OPPORTUNITY and REST ASSURED THESE BOYS WILL AVENGE THE DEATH OF MAXWELL MAHAMA ON A BIG SCALE YOU LISTEN PRETTY FAST NANA ADDO !!!!!!!