Two Scrap Dealers Lynched in Ntensere Over Alleged Kidnapping Attempt of 3-Year-Old
- Two scrap dealers were lynched after false abduction claims sparked community violence in Ntensere
- Eyewitness reports reveal conflicting details about the alleged attempted abduction of a three-year-old boy
- Community leaders condemn mob justice, urging authorities to address repeated violence against scrap dealers
Two scrap dealers were lynched in Ntensere on March 15, 2026, after being accused of attempting to abduct a three-year-old boy.
According to reports, the incident began when a nine-year-old girl raised the alarm after claiming that one of the scrap dealers had put her brother in a sack.
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Community members intervened, and one dealer was reportedly lynched on the spot.
The second was tracked to a scrap metal facility, where he was killed after being attacked with stones.
Eyewitness accounts provided conflicting details about the alleged abduction.
The leadership of the Metal Scrap Dealers Association in the Ashanti Region expressed fear for their members’ safety and called for justice.
Abubakar Aminu Champang, a spokesperson, warned against attacks on scrap dealers and appealed to authorities to intervene.
Champang emphasised that repeated incidents of mob violence could lead to wider chaos if unchecked.
He also called on the Regional Police Commander and Regional Security Coordinator, Captain Jabari, to ensure justice in the matter.
Police at Kokoben are investigating the matter. Opinion leaders note that this is not the first time scrap dealers have been accused of crimes and lynched in the Ntensere community, highlighting ongoing tensions between residents and the metal scrap sector.
Undertaker lynched over alleged ritual killings
In December 2024, an angry mob at Adum-Dominase, a small farming community in the Mpohor Fiase District, lynched a suspected serial killer.
The victim, Joseph Ankomah, an undertaker, was killed following allegations of ritual murders.
The mob found bloodstains and blood-soaked clothes at his home, according to 3News.
Their actions were reportedly triggered by the murder of Diana Asante, a 22-year-old mobile money vendor.
Asante had gone missing on December 17, 2024, and was discovered three days later, wrapped in a bedspread.
Ankomah was also known as a food vendor in the area.
He reportedly confessed to the killings under duress and alleged that two prominent individuals in the district had contracted him for the killings.
SHS students arrested for lynching spiritualist
In August 2025, two Twifo Praso Senior High School students were arrested over the death of a spiritualist, who had accused one of them of stealing a phone from a fellow student.
The incident caused tensions in the Twifo Praso community, but Ghana Police Service personnel calmed the situation.
The incident also sparked outrage among some youths, who planned to storm the school campus for a revenge attack. However, police intervened to calm the situation.
Chief saves philandering man from mob
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.
This action saved him from being lynched.
The 40-year-old man was caught with another man’s wife on October 20, 2023, leading to his banishment.
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, instead of being lynched.
Source: YEN.com.gh
