A 30-year-old man, identified as Kwabena Mensah, has been lynched by his friends after an argument over GH₵200 at Kasoa Ofaakor in the Awutu Senya East District of the Central Region.
Kwabena and his friends are believed to be members of the Kasoa Odupong Ofaakor Asafo Stool.
According to a police source, Kwabena and friends went to an estate developer’s site to demand a GH₵7,000 fine after he flouted the ban on noise making and the directive from the traditional authorities that nobody was supposed to work during the period.
According to a brother of the deceased, Edem Saglo, after they received the money from the estate developer, they proceeded to another developer to demand GH₵200.
Kwabena then confronted his friends for his share of the money, which led to a heated exchange.
Information gathered indicates that at around 11:00 pm on Sunday, while Kwabena and his brother Edem were drinking at a spot, they were attacked by Kwabena’s friends, who Edem identified as Beards and Baddest Shatta.
Edem narrated that the suspects came wielding stones and sticks.
In his attempt to calm tempers down, one of them (attackers) hit him (Edem) with a stick, and he fell unconscious.
“Some witnesses poured water to resuscitate me, but when I became alright, my brother was in a terrible state. We rushed him to the hospital, but he died,” Edem narrated.
The suspects are at large, and the case has been reported to Kasoa Ofaakor District Police Command.
According to some residents, he was found in a pool of blood with bricks by his side.
Some residents believe the deceased was a thief and was lynched by unknown assailants.
Meanwhile, the father of the deceased, Kofi Asare, has called for justice for his son.
He insisted that his son was not a criminal despite speculations.