Kasoa Lynching: 6 People Arrested Over Killing Of Prisons Officer
- Six people have been arrested over the reported lynching of a prison officer at Kasoa Iron City in the Central Region
- The deceased officer, Lance Corporal Gideon Adu Boakye, was stationed at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison
- The Prison Service administration said it is working with the police to unravel the circumstances leading to the attack
Six people have been arrested in connection with the lynching of a prison officer stationed at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison.
The officer, Lance Corporal Gideon Adu Boakye, was reportedly killed on September 29, 2024, at Kasoa Iron City.
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Adom News reported that the Ghana Prisons Service said two women and four men were arrested over the incident.
The suspects have been remanded as investigations into the killing continue.
Lance Corporal Adu Boakye had been on a visit to his relatives in Kasoa when he was allegedly attacked.
The prison service administration said it is working closely with the police to uncover the full circumstances behind the attack.
It also warned that such actions often lead to harm against innocent people.
Three immigration officers escape lynching
Meanwhile, three Ghana Immigration Service officers were accused of stealing GH¢200 from a trader at Assin Fosu and almost lynched.
When the confusion occurred, the personnel were delivering pure water from the service's factory to a shop in the area.
Ghanaweb reported that GH¢200 used as bait disappeared from the money box after the officers had offloaded the water at the store.
Chief saves man caught with married woman
YEN.com.gh reported that Bolewura Sarfo Kutuge Feso, the Paramount Chief of Bole Traditional Area, banished a man for sleeping with several married women in Bole.
Angry community members had initially planned to lynch him. The 40-year-old man was caught with another man’s wife on October 20, 2023, leading to his banishment.
The married woman the banished man was reportedly caught with was reportedly protected at the Bolewura's Palace because of some threats made against her life.
In a similar incident in the Western Region, two persons accused of stealing three goats from a chop bar had their heads shaved with machetes after being caught.
Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh
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