{"id":225195,"date":"2024-10-03T12:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T12:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/03\/police-commence-investigations-into-lynching-of-prisons-officer-at-kasoa\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T12:15:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T12:15:02","slug":"police-commence-investigations-into-lynching-of-prisons-officer-at-kasoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/03\/police-commence-investigations-into-lynching-of-prisons-officer-at-kasoa\/","title":{"rendered":"Police commence investigations into lynching of Prisons Officer at Kasoa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Ghana Police Service has launched an investigation into the alleged lynching of a prison officer at Iron City, a suburb of Kasoa, Central Region, which occurred over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The officer, stationed at Nsawam Maximum Prison, Gideon Adu Boakye, was visiting his parents when the tragic incident happened.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses claim he was mistaken for a thief, leading to the devastating outcome.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Prisons Service reported that the officer\u2019s body was found in a gutter, near Hope of Restoration School, near Red Ball, days after the incident.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Citi News, the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Prisons Service Supt. Adamu Latif Abdul said the prison service is collaborating with the Police to bring the perpetrators to book.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe heard on October 1 that one of our officers was unfortunately lynched at Kasoa. That is the information we have gathered so far. The police have commenced investigations into the whole issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have gathered that he went to visit his mother, and he went out to attend to some issues and the incident happened. Days later when he didn\u2019t return the mother reported to the police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe issue is in the hands of the police, and we are waiting to find out what actually happened,\u201d the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Prisons Service said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU<\/strong>: <strong>https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Police Service has launched an investigation into the alleged lynching of a prison officer at Iron City, a suburb of Kasoa, Central Region, which occurred over the weekend. 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