Suspected Goat Thieves Brutally Beaten in Jirapa

Two young men at Tiza in the Jirapa municipality of the Upper West region are in critical condition after angry youth in the community launched a mob attack on them for stealing four goats.

According to the youth, the attack on the thieves is to serve as a deterrence to others as several complaints to the police have yielded no results.

The suspected thieves were made to carry goats in the full glare of traders at the Tiza market amidst severe beatings.

After several minutes, the suspects were marched through the Tiza township with some of the youth calling for them to be lynched.

When the beatings escalated, the accused thieves asked for mercy and water to quench their thirst but were denied.

Within minutes, the Tiza community became a scene of attraction as hundreds thronged the area to catch a glimpse of the two suspected thieves.

In an interview, one of the youth leaders said the Tiza community had suffered from several incidents of goat stealing until some children chanced upon the two young men preparing to kill the said goats in a nearby bush.

When the matter was reported to the town youth, a team was dispatched to get the two arrested but upon arrival, the alleged thieves attempted to escape.

They were apprehended with the goats and marched to the community.

Meanwhile, the Upper West regional director of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, Sidik Ubaidu, has admonished the youth to desist from all forms of mob attacks and report all suspected criminals to the police.