Diaso lynching: Capt. Mahama was deployed to fight galamsey – Uncle
An uncle of the late military officer who was lynched at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region has said his nephew was part of a security team deployed to the town to fight illegal mining.
The late Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama, was lynched and burnt on Monday by some youth at Diaso, a small town in Denkyira-Obuasi who mistook him for an armed robber.
“He told us that there was some galamsey activities happening in the area which is like the epiccentre of this criminal enterprise and that their arrival they realized that the perpetrators of this trade have actually moved their equipment further into the forest. And now it was really difficult for them to really get access to them. They can hear machines operating but far inside the forest. These were his last words to a friend of mine,” he added.
Mahama always wanted to be a soldier
Mr. McBagonluri also eulogized his nephew who he said “loves his work.”
“He went into the army very young; Adams should be in his early 30s. This guy lives and breathes the army; he loves that flag. He always wanted to be a soldier. I’m hoping that nobody else has to die. I think that Adam’s death is enough and that we should find a better way of living in peace,” he added.
