Deputy Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress has vehemently condemned the lynching of a Military officer, Capt. MA Mahama of 5 Battalion of Infantry by locals of Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region.
Commenting on the issue on Peace FM's flagship programme 'Kokrokoo', Fred Agbenyo charged the BNI and all security agencies to up their game against violence in the country.
He noted that the citizenry have had a leeway to commit violence because the security agencies have become inactive in picking intelligence and acting proactively to avert any violent situations.
“If the Police cannot protect themselves, national security can’t protect themselves and the court can’t protect their own; those of us left are in trouble,” he stated.
Fred Agbenyo however believed the lynching of the Military Officer has a connection with illegal mining (galamsey), saying the mob may have lynched him because they felt he was disturbing their job.
He wondered how the deceased could be mistaken for an armed robber when he was jogging at 8:30 Monday morning.
“Is it not the case that the people knew that this man – the soldier – was indeed a soldier but because he was ruining their job; they had such courage to pounce on him. Should we accept that it was just a mistake and that they thought he was an armed robber . . . What armed robber will be bold to wake up at 8 O’clock and be jogging along the road?" he questioned.
To him, he thinks "the mob knew very well that he’s a soldier but because he’s disturbing their job, they want to put fear rather in the military", contrary to reports that the mob took instant justice on the Officer on assumption of him being an armed robber.
Fred Agbenyo called for investigations into the case and also advised the security agencies as well as politicians to detach politics from cases of violence.
He called on them to ensure the country's laws are put into work.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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IAgbenyo has made a vivid analyses of this barbaric incident.Ghanaians should throw away politics from this and help find a lasting solution to this instant justice menance.Let our institutions work for the betterment of the country not for politicians.
i think it would be better to read carefully well so i would pardon you for your curiosity. He is on a mission as a commander deployed to that area to fight galamsey and they have been there for three weeks now. and yes an officer has right to carry his weapon on him in an unknown territory as he embarks on a normal daily routine to keep fit. its sad that he''s been lynched but it all bores down to the town folks trying to put some fears in all military deploys to fight galamsey.
WHO IS THIS UNCIVILIZED MAN FOR MAKING THIS COMMENT? THIS YOUR PROPAGANDA WILL NOT HELP. I THINK THIS MAN IS THE FIRST SUSPECT HE NEED TO BE ARREST.ALL THIS TYPE OF PERSON'S WERE RULING GHANA. HOW CAN WE PROGRESS? ALL HIS MENTALITY IS PROPAGANDA AND CORRUPTION BUT NOTHING ELSE.
So l am curious. What is a military captain doing in a Galamsey area? Who ordered him to go over there? Is that part of his job as a military officer? Why was he jogging alone if he does not know his where abouts? Why was he jogging armed with a pistol? Where was his subordinates at the time? A country saddled with armed robbery, one would easily suspect a person jogging with a gun by himself. Folks, let us get to the bottom of this matter. Something smells rat here.
The id10ts and ign0rant in Ghana are the loudest! What a pity!
Talk is cheap