{"id":323563,"date":"2017-05-30T06:28:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T06:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=323563"},"modified":"2017-05-30T06:28:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T06:28:36","slug":"armed-forces-begins-investigation-into-murder-of-capt-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/05\/armed-forces-begins-investigation-into-murder-of-capt-mahama\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed Forces begins investigation into murder of Capt. Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Armed Forces has commenced investigations into the murder of one of its personnel deployed\u00a0to Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region.<\/p>\n<p>The soldier, Captain Maxwell Mahama is reported to have been lynched and burnt by some youth at Diaso, a small town in the\u00a0area who mistook him for an armed robber.<\/p>\n<p>The incident, which happened on Monday [May 29] \u00a0morning, has sent heightened anxiety among the townsfolk after the perpetrators of the heinous\u00a0crime realised the deceased was a military man on official duty.<\/p>\n<p>The Armed Forces in a statement signed by the Director of Public Relations, Col. Aggrey-Quarshie said a fact-finding team led by the Chief of Army Staff is proceeding to the area to gather more information about the development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A high-powered fact-finding team led by the Chief of the Army Staff is proceeding to the scene of the incident to ascertain the facts of the case.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_323559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-323559\" style=\"width: 633px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-323559\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Captain-Maxwell-Mahama.jpeg\" alt=\"Captain Maxwell Mahama\" width=\"633\" height=\"485\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-323559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Captain Maxwell Mahama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said they were collaborating with the police and other security agencies to bring perpetrators to book.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;GAF is working closely with the police and other security agencies to unravel the full facts of the case.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Captain Maxwell Mahama was an officer of the\u00a05 Battalion of Infantry.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Armed Forces, its &#8220;Initial report indicates the officer was lynched by locals of Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region whilst he was jogging at about 08.30 am on Monday 29 May 2017, under circumstances yet to be verified.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The officer was the detachment commander of our troops on operational duties in the general area.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Armed Forces has\u00a0also urged its personnel to remain calm as the due procedure is taken to bring the perpetrators to book.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Armed Forces has commenced investigations into the murder of one of its personnel deployed\u00a0to Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region. 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