A man is in the grips of the police for attempting suicide by climbing a telecom mast at Kasoa CP in the Awutu Senya East Municipality.
The man, identified as Yahyah, believed to be in his late 30s, was seen climbing an MTN mast on Tuesday, November 15, 2022.
“I saw him this morning walking towards the mast, walking barefooted and without a shirt. I later saw him smoking around the mast. I went home later to hear that the man was trying to commit suicide.
“I noticed he was a worried man from the way he looked. He is not from this community; he is from Peace Town. Residents of the community who spoke to him while in the act prevented him from committing suicide,” a resident narrated.
According to eyewitnesses, he proceeded with the climb despite warnings from bystanders.
However, some concerned residents rushed and rescued him.
He was handed over to the police after that for investigations.
Assemblyman for the CP Biakoye Electoral Area, Daniel Dotse, said residents were concerned about suicides and acted to prevent another death.
“The residents in the area were terrified since they were afraid it would be a repeat of what happened at Ngleshie Amanfro.
“But I also learnt that the man has family issues, the reason he decided to take his life, but I cannot tell whether it has to do with money or something else,” he said.
This comes a few weeks after a young man was electrocuted to death after climbing a high-voltage Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) transmission pylon at Kasoa Galilea.
According to some eyewitnesses, he claimed he was tired of life.