The eight suspected killers of Major Maxwell Mahama who were arraigned last Friday included the snail seller who allegedly gave a false alarm that led to the lynching of the army officer.
The snail seller, whose name was given as Akosua Takyiwaa, aka Maame Bono, is said to have raised the false alarm by calling the Assembly Member for the Denkyira Obuasi, who mobilized people to allegedly kill the soldier.
The arrest of the eight has brought the number of suspects picked up by the police in connection with the gruesome murder to 52
They have all been remanded in prison custody.
Captain Mahama had reportedly stopped to buy snails, and when he took money from his pocket to pay for the snails, the trader saw the pistol and reportedly informed the assemblyman of Denkyira Obuasi that the young military officer was an armed robber.
This was made known two weeks ago at a joint press conference by the Ghana Armed Forces and Ghana Police at the Police Headquarters in Accra.
According to the police, without verifying the identity of Captain Mahama, the assemblyman and armed townsfolk accosted the military officers, gave him a chase, shot at him, and eventually pounced on him using cement blocks, clubs, among others, until he died around 10am on Monday, two hours after he had started the jogging.
Source: Daily Graphic
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KURASINI BAAA!
Maame Bono why instigate such a calamity. Think before you open your month Maame Village Gossiper.. The so called village champion Mr assemblyman whom I read is a teacher, should have been intelligent enough to handle the situation well but chose to be a hero by taking justice in his own hands which backfired. That's if all this wasn't an alleged story to cover up their deliberate plan to murder the young solider because of their dubious galamsey activities.
She did not do the right thing people are quick to judge. You see someone looking a certain way and he must be an armed robber or we smoker. Why did she say someone who was buying and paying for something is an armed robber? Will an armed robber buy something leave it and come back to pay for it? How ***barred word*** is she ? In our society are armed robbers the only ones who carry guns?
The assemblyman threw the whole community and the nation into such an unfortunate situation. HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER. SUCH A PERSON DOES NOT DESERVE LEADERSHIP POSITION IN A COMMUNITY. WE STILL HAVE A LOT IN SOCIETY.
i think the woman did what was right. it is every citizens duty to report any suspicion. it is the assembly man who didn't us his head.
I do not entire blame this woman,fisrt of all she did the right thing by informing the assemly man about what she suspected eventhough was false assumption.It was that ***barred word*** assembly man who instead of doing the right thing st-pu-didly organised those sub--humans to murder that fine soldier.it is the duty of every citizen to report to authorities people they suspect of having to do some wrong.
The mouth alone shows she is a gossiper.