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BY: Benjamin Xornam
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Police in the Tema Region have started investigations into the death of a 36-year old man identified as Abdullah Gado alias ten years who is suspected to have been lynched by a mob.
The deceased was allegedly lynched after his body was found dead in front of Ashaman Pentecost Church in Tema Newtown at about 7:30 on Sunday, December 27, 2020.
The body was lying in supine position with multiple wounds on his body, swellings on the his right elbow with a dead ash male cat beside him when a team of police officers arrived at the scene.
Police open investigations into lynching of alleged cat thief
Police are looking into the stoning-to-death of a middle-aged man alleged to have stolen a cat at Jerusalem, a suburb of Tema Newton in the Greater Accra Region.
Thirty-seven-year-old Abdullah Gedo, popularly known as Duley, was stoned to death by some unknown residents on Sunday dawn for allegedly stealing a cat with an accomplice who is currently on the run.
Reports said some young men who were on a community patrol chanced on the Gedo and the alleged stolen cat and started hitting him with concrete slabs and other materials, causing him bleeding to death.
Tema Police Command commend electorates for good conduct during polls
The Tema Regional Police Command has commended residents of the Tema Region for exhibiting good conduct during the just-ended presidential and parliamentary elections.
Police Superintendent Kwabena Oto Achempong, Tema Regional Crime Officer, speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said the highest commendation is channeled to electorates who ensured that the peace we have all preached before the elections was ensured”.
Police Supt. Acheampong said security during the election was generally good throughout as police did not record any electoral related violence within Tema East, Tema West, and Tema Central.