Mercedes found 40 years after rich man hid it from JJ Rawlings for fear he'll seize it
- Alhaji Agyaa, a millionaire who reportedly lived at Techiman in the 70s-80s hid a Mercedes Benz from Jerry John Rawlings to prevent it from getting seized
- It has been about 40 years since the car was hidden and it has just been discovered
- It is said that in those days, the car was called Alhaji Agyaa Benz and used to be the talk of the town
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A Mercedez Benz reportedly belonging to one Alhaji Agyaa, a rich Ghanaian man in the 70s-80s has been discovered after about 40 years of it being hidden in a garage.
In a post on famous sports journalist, Saddick Adams' Twitter handle, it is indicated that the discovery was made at Techiman, the capital of Techiman Municipal and the Bono East Region of Ghana.
It is indicated that those who grew up in the area knew Alhaji Agyaa to be very rich, popular, and the only millionaire who could acquire this Mercedes in the area.
See the post below:
Alhaji Agyaa is said to have hidden the car from the ruler at the time, Ft Lt Jerry John Rawlings who had an eagle eye on anyone who was excessively rich to ensure that they are not using the state's money.
A special man-made metal garage was built by Alhaji Agyaa to hide the car and it has been kept untouched since that time until now.
The car was reportedly popularly called Alhaji Agyaa Benz at the time as it used to be a moving monument that townfolk always talked about in those days.
Source: Twitter
In another interesting story, a young medical doctor in Ghana named Ruhaimatu Osman has indicated that she was a bad student back in senior high school, far away from the medical profession until the timely intervention of her teacher.
In a post by US Embassy Ghana, it is indicated that Dr Ruhaimatu Osman, an alumnus of St. Louis Senior High School, works at the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua.
According to the young doctor, in her first year of senior high school, the said teacher, Michael Ray Simpson, was introduced to her class as the chemistry teacher.
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