{"id":394251,"date":"2017-06-05T15:54:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T15:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/06\/05\/capt-mahama-lynching-military-frees-over-a-hundred-residents\/"},"modified":"2017-06-05T15:54:16","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T15:54:16","slug":"capt-mahama-lynching-military-frees-over-a-hundred-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/06\/05\/capt-mahama-lynching-military-frees-over-a-hundred-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Capt. Mahama lynching: Military frees over a hundred residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<!--               \n\n<div class=\"in-ad\">\n\n\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1495043641385-0' style='height:250px; width:300px;'>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n              <\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p>Over 120 residents of Denkyira-Obuasi who were picked up in a military swoop over the lynching of a senior military officer, have been released.<\/p>\n<p>They were released after a thorough screening exercise by the military personnel in which five arrests were made.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0five, according to the military, are highly connected to the killing of Capt Maxwell Mahama.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline.com_InArticle_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) officer was lynched on Monday after some youth of the town allegedly mistook him for an armed robber because he was carrying\u00a0a firearm.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CAPT MA MAHAMA\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1609121135332_9228842225339.jpg\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"1882046092\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Captain had been posted to the area about three weeks ago to relieve the Commander of the military personnel who were guarding a local mining company. The Platoon Commander had come to Accra to sit for an examination.<\/p>\n<p>Police say Assemblyman for Diaso, one William Baah, who initiated the mob action is on the run.<\/p>\n<p>Nhyria FM\u2019s Ohemeng Tawiah reports that the five people arrested during the swoop, have been handed to the Police for further investigations after they were screened.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday dawn\u2019s door-to-door swoop in small town\u00a0kick-started an operation to bring the killers of the young soldier to book.<\/p>\n<p>Read:<b> <\/b><b>Diaso<\/b><b> turns ghost town as residents flee<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ohemeng reports Wednesday that military presence in the area has receded as the soldiers hand over efforts to finding the killers of the soldier to the police.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Diaso town 10\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4733278762290_5829113781296.jpg\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"3879950350\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, residents continue to flee the town over fears the military might descend heavily on them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 120 residents of Denkyira-Obuasi who were picked up in a military swoop over the lynching of a senior military officer, have been released. 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