Ghanaian man Narrates how Military man's slap cost him his Sight and his Ability to Reason well

Ghanaian man Narrates how Military man's slap cost him his Sight and his Ability to Reason well

  • A Ghanaian 'trotro' mate identified as Kojo has opened up about the events that lead to the loss of an eye and his ability to reason well
  • The care taker of Kojo, Afia, shared that the young man was slapped by a military man who refused to pay for the new trotro fare back in 2015
  • Afia revealed that the officer who caused the massive harm to Kojo has still not been tracked down

You can make YEN.com.gh an Online Media Company of the year! Vote for us at National Communication Award 2021!

A Ghanaian man identified as Kojo has been granted an interview by Oheneba Media where he opened up about losing one of his eyes and full functionality of his brain after being slapped by a military man.

In the interview, the care taker of Kojo, Afia, recounted that Kojo used to work as a 'trotro' mate.

Read also

Ghanaian boy who hawked to support himself at UCC bags first class & becomes own CEO

One day he had an encounter with a military man in the car over the fare.

Young trotro narrates how he lost his sight
Military men, sad Kojo Photo credit: world scholarship forum, Oheneba Media
Source: UGC

According to Afia, there had been an increase in 'trotro' fares and the officer was not willing to pay the new amount.

Enjoy reading our stories? Join YEN.com.gh's Telegram channel for more!

The misunderstanding resulted in the military man slapping the mate which affected his eye sight at once.

The care taker also revealed that the officer hit Kojo's head with a chain he was holding and that created a dent in his skull.

The officer run away from the scene right away and till date he has not been tracked down.

Afia revealed that the incidence occurred in 2015.

Kojo's thinking ability was also affected after receiving the slap, the care taker shared.

Watch the full video linked below;

Subscribe to watch new videos

YEN.com.gh earlier reported that a Ghanaian man currently identified as Dave, took to social media to share a recent encounter he had with his former classmate who used to be one of the best in class.

Read also

I was refused a room at a hotel just because I spoke fante - GH man narrates encounter

In the post sighted by YEN.com.gh on a Facebook page called Trotro Diaries, Dave shared that he joined a commercial vehicle (trotro) and quickly noticed that the face of the vehicle conductor (trotro mate) was familiar.

He would soon realize it was his old classmate. Leaning forward to pay for his fare, the mate who had also identified him asked him not to bother.

Mastering courage, Dave asked his former mate how he ended up being a 'trotro' mate. According to the friend, he lost both parents after Junior High school, and that was when everything went wrong.

Source: YEN.com.gh

Authors:
Linda Anderson avatar

Linda Anderson Linda is a graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in 2017 where she studied Chemical Engineering. She made an interesting career pivot from a Quality Control Officer to a Human Interest Editor in pursuit of doing what she loves and currently has close to 2 years experience in Journalism. Linda believes in kindness, respect, and empathy towards all and is firmly on board to help Yen.com.gh achieve all its set targets and goals.