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The lynching of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama by residents of Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central region is a pure case of evil, a law lecturer has said.<\/p>\n
Yaw Oppong said the action carried out by the youth does not constitute a mob justice as has been ascribed by Ghanaians.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Joy FM\/MultiTV\u2019s Saturday news analysis programme Newsfile, the law lecturer said what the youth did was \u201cmob injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou cannot apply an illegal means in your bid to seek justice,\u201d he told Newsfile host, Samson Lardy Anyenini.<\/p>\n
The conscience of Ghanaians was stirred following the brutish murder of a senior military officer, Captain Mahama at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region.<\/p>\n
The Captain was killed on Monday after some residents claimed they mistook him for an armed robber. He had a weapon on him, which alarmed the residents, it was reported.<\/p>\n
He fell unconscious after he was severely beaten and stoned. He was later set ablaze.<\/p>\n
The incident has been roundly condemned by Ghanaians and a heavy flow of tributes from leading Ghanaian personalities and soldiers have been\u00a0 pouring in.<\/p>\n
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said his government will ensure the prosecution of all those involved in the murder.<\/p>\n
The father of the slain soldier, Captain Retired Adam Mahama said his son\u2019s death should serve us a wake-up call to all Ghanaians to discard the dastard cases of instant justice.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy son\u2019s lynching should be the last that we, human beings will do against a person we suspect to have committed a crime,\u201d he told Joy News Thursday.<\/p>\n
At least seven people are in the custody of the police in the Central Region in connection with the murder.<\/p>\n
They are, William Baah (the Assemblyman of Denkyira Obuasi), Bismark Donkor, Phillip Badu, Kofi Nyame, Anthony Amoah and Kofi Badu.<\/p>\n
Many people have described the incident as a clear case of mob justice, but Mr Oppong said that description is not appropriate since it sought to give the action some semblance of justice.<\/p>\n
“If it is illegal justice then you can ascribe some just cause [but[ this is a pure case of evil,” he said, urging the police to widen their scope of investigation.<\/p>\n
On his part, senior journalist Kweku Baako Junior has appealed to government to set up a committee to probe issues of illegal mining in the community.<\/p>\n
“A lot has been happening…it is well documented,” he said, adding it is likely “somebody is not telling the truth” so far as the issues of illegal mining are concerned.<\/p>\n
Watch the full video below:<\/p>\n