Two Men Have Their Heads Shaved With Machetes After Stealing Goats From Chop Bar In Jomoro

Two Men Have Their Heads Shaved With Machetes After Stealing Goats From Chop Bar In Jomoro

  • Two persons accused of stealing three goats from a chop bar had their heads shaved with machetes
  • The two suspects were being targetted by a youth group at Sawdadiem in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region
  • They have also been accused of committing other crimes in the community, such as sexual assault

Two persons accused of theft had their heads shaved with machetes at Sawdadiem in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region.

According to reports, the two had been accused of stealing goats in the community and have been identified as Seidu and Nyamekye.

Machete haircut
The suspects were handed over to police after the punishment. Source: Getty Images
Source: Getty Images

The suspects had been on the radar of the volunteer youth groups in the Sawdadiem community because of the thefts.

They have also been accused of committing other crimes in the community, such as sexual assault before they were caught stealing a goat that belonged to a chop bar in the area.

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A chop bar owner reported the theft of three of her goats to the volunteers to help her retrieve them.

The haircut using the machetes was to teach the thieves a lesson, following which they were handed over to the police.

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A 19-year-old man was jailed 17 years after stabbing a woman and robbing her of GH¢976 in August 2023.

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The convict said he did not know what came over him when he attacked and robbed the woman.

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Thief traced using stolen AirPods

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.