A/R : 5 Suspected Robbers Lynched At Atwima Nwabiagya
Five suspected armed robbers were lynched by an irate youth at Atwima Nwabiagya, a suburb of the in the Ashanti Region.
According to the Police, they suspects engaged in the mining activities on Thursday evening, they were invited to the Nyinawusu Chief’s palace and interrogated as some residents accused them of being behind armed robbery activities that took place in the area a few days ago.
By the time some Police went to the aid of the suspects, it was too late for them as the residents had killed four of the suspects as one was in critical condition, but later died at the hospital.
The Chief then called on police to intervene, but the residents prevented the police from having access to the accused persons.
The police called for reinforcement, but before they arrived, the residents had killed four of the suspects as one was in critical condition, but later died at the hospital.
One of the accused persons was however able to escape.
Speaking to Citi News, the District Police Commander for Nyinahin, DSP Jerry James Amekah said residents of Akorabuokrom where all the five persons who were lynched came from, have been threatening to engage in reprisal attacks if the perpetrators are not apprehended as early as possible.
“The police used minimum force, but it couldn’t work. They even damaged two of our vehicles and injured some of our personnel.”
“One of them even used a knife to cut the throat [of one of the accused persons]. That’s very barbaric indeed,” DSP Amekah said.
The Chief of Akorabuokrom, Nana Kwaku Frimpong, in an interview with Citi News, stated that they want authorities to ensure justice is served.
“The government has to do something to catch those who did that criminal offence. There is no way around it. Lynching is a criminal offence. The suspects didn’t do anything, and they killed them,” the chief said.
