Stop sharing videos of Captain Mahama's lynching - family pleads
The Jaana-Yigantu, the family of the late Captain Maxwell Adam
Mahama and the Sissala community of the Upper West Region have appealed
to Ghanaians, especially media houses to be responsible and respect the
sensibilities of family members by not sharing and showing the photos
and videos of the gruesome murder of their son.
“As we grieve, it is our expectation that the authorities will find
all the people involved and bring them to justice. That is the least the
state of Ghana, which Adam served diligently, can do”.
This was contained in a statement signed by Douri Bennin Haji, the Family Spoke’s Person of the late Captain Mahama of the Sissala East District in the Upper West Region and issued to the Daily Graphic in Tamale on Thursday afternoon.
The statement said the family and the entire Sissala community of the
Upper West Region took solace in the outpouring of the outrage by
millions of well-meaning Ghanaians but at the same time hurt that some
Ghanaians are sharing images of their son in his lowest moment.
“By Sissala tradition, and we believe many other groups, the dead is treated with utmost respect” it said.
The family added that they were saddened by the gruesome murder of
their brother and son and have been left in shock, the pain if numbing.
“It is beyond belief that a group of Ghanaians can debase a fellow
Ghanaian, subject him to such dehumanizing barbarity, and take his life
gleefully without provocation, it remains an incontrovertible fact that
Captain Mahama was not engaged in any wrongdoing to deserve this
senseless killing”, the state added.
“We agree with person’s who say the circumstances of our son’s death
challenges his citizenship, such people speak for us. Our citizenship
has indeed been challenged “.
It said Captain Mahama was a patriot and proved this by this by
swearing to defend his country even at his own peril. This is not the
end he deserved.
It would be recalled that Captain Mahama was on Monday, May 29, 2017
was gruesomely murdered at Denkyira Obuasi in the Central Region while
on his way after jogging when video clips of the barbaric act went viral
with a second video said to be lengthier than the first one also
trending on social media.
Captain Mahama, who was leading a military detachment near Denkyira
Obuoasi met his untimely death last Monday when some residents of the
area accused him of being an armed robber and lynched him.
Source: Graphic.com.gh
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