{"id":394290,"date":"2017-06-05T18:52:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T18:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/06\/05\/assemblyman-who-allegedly-masterminded-capt-mahamas-murder-grabbed\/"},"modified":"2017-06-05T18:52:21","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T18:52:21","slug":"assemblyman-who-allegedly-masterminded-capt-mahamas-murder-grabbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/06\/05\/assemblyman-who-allegedly-masterminded-capt-mahamas-murder-grabbed\/","title":{"rendered":"Assemblyman who allegedly masterminded Capt. Mahama&#8217;s murder grabbed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"95.443703413103\">\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>The Assembly Member alleged to have incited Monday&#8217;s murder of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama in Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region has been arrested.<\/p>\n<p>William Baah turned himself in to the Diaso police at exactly 3:30pm, the police have confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently being transported to the Regional Police Headquarters in Cape Coast to assist with investigations.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline.com_InArticle_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Article: Captain Mahama was to be promoted to \u2018Major\u2019 &#8211; Defence Minister<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mr Baah&#8217;s arrest on Wednesday brings to six the number of suspects in the custody of the police alleged to have played a role in the murder of the soldier.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/964753300158_1786554811211.jpg\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:5px; height:300px; width:450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Late Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Article: Capt. Mahama\u2019s death challenges my citizenship &#8211; Uncle<\/b><\/p>\n<p>They are, William Baah (the Assemblyman of Denkyira Obuasi), Bismark Donkor, Phillip Badu, Kofi Nyame, Anthony Amoah and Kofi Badu.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Baah is alleged to have incited his constituents to lynch Captain Adam Mahama after they mistook him for an armed robber.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the incident happened a lot of people have been mentioning his name which triggered calls to arrest him,&#8221; Joy News&#8217; Central Regional Correspondent, Richard Kwadwo Nyarko reported.<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n <w:WordDocument>\n  <w:View>Normal<\/w:View>\n  <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>\n  <w:TrackMoves\/>\n  <w:TrackFormatting\/>\n  <w:PunctuationKerning\/>\n  <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas\/>\n  <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>\n  <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent>\n  <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>\n  <w:DoNotPromoteQF\/>\n  <w:LidThemeOther>EN-GB<\/w:LidThemeOther>\n  <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE<\/w:LidThemeAsian>\n  <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE<\/w:LidThemeComplexScript>\n  <w:Compatibility>\n   <w:BreakWrappedTables\/>\n   <w:SnapToGridInCell\/>\n   <w:WrapTextWithPunct\/>\n   <w:UseAsianBreakRules\/>\n   <w:DontGrowAutofit\/>\n   <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark\/>\n   <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp\/>\n   <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables\/>\n   <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx\/>\n   <w:Word11KerningPairs\/>\n   <w:CachedColBalance\/>\n  <\/w:Compatibility>\n  <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel>\n  <m:mathPr>\n   <m:mathFont m:val=\"Cambria Math\"\/>\n   <m:brkBin m:val=\"before\"\/>\n   <m:brkBinSub m:val=\"--\"\/>\n   <m:smallFrac m:val=\"off\"\/>\n   <m:dispDef\/>\n   <m:lMargin m:val=\"0\"\/>\n   <m:rMargin m:val=\"0\"\/>\n   <m:defJc m:val=\"centerGroup\"\/>\n   <m:wrapIndent m:val=\"1440\"\/>\n   <m:intLim m:val=\"subSup\"\/>\n   <m:naryLim m:val=\"undOvr\"\/>\n  <\/m:mathPr><\/w:WordDocument>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>A statement by the Police Administration said it will employ all means possible to &#8220;uncover circumstances leading to the murder&#8221; as well as those behind it.<\/p>\n<p>The police also assured residents within the surrounding communities of Denkyira-Obuasi and Diaso are assured of police protection.<\/p>\n<p><b>Related Article: Capt. Mahama, I can\u2019t eat because of your death &#8211; Prof. Gyampo<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The gruesome murder of Captain Adam Mahama has been roundly condemned by Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pledged his government\u2019s commitment to bring the perpetrators to face the law.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Adam Mahama was due for promotion to the rank of a Major before his death, Defense Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has revealed.<\/p>\n<p>A video in circulation on social media about the murder reveals the horror-struck hour of the soldier\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1085301804356_9283064551082.png\" style=\"border-style:solid; border-width:5px; height:290px; width:450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan has assured Ghanaians that he will collaborate with the security agencies to ensure the arrest of the other suspects.<\/p>\n<p>He told Evans Mensah on Joy FM&#8217;s Top Story Wednesday, wherever the other suspects are hiding the police with the help of the military will find them.<\/p>\n<p>The police are appealing to persons who have any information about the gruesome murder to provide it to the nearest police station or call Police on <b>18555<\/b> (<i>MTN and Vodafone<\/i>), <b>0302-773906, 0302787373<\/b> or <b>191<\/b> (<i>all networks<\/i>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Assembly Member alleged to have incited Monday&#8217;s murder of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama in Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region has been arrested. 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