Story: Nana Konadu Agyeman, Koforidua
A 32-year-old man has been found dead tied to an iron telephone pole in the Adweso Low Cost area in Koforidua.
The deceased, Kwabena Yeboah, also known as Aya, was said to have been lynched about 200 metres away from the scene where he was tied by both legs and arms to the pole.
Aya, who is said to have gained notoriety for petty thievery in the area over the years, was allegedly said to have gone to steal a fowl from one of the houses in the area at about 2.30 a.m. yesterday.
The deceased, who took to his heels after an alarm had been raised by a member of the household, was said to have been prevented from fleeing by Emmanuel Adjiriku Akomatey, a resident of the area, on whom the deceased inflicted knife wounds.
While Akomatey is currently on admission at the Koforidua Regional Hospital, the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Police Hospital in Accra pending autopsy.
A number of the residents who witnessed the horrific scene expressed their displeasure at the cruelty meted out to the deceased, who they allegedly described "as notorious petty thief".
Briefing the Daily Graphic on the incident, the New Juaben Municipal Police Commander, Superintendent John A. Naami, expressed worry about the manner the angry mob meted out instant justice to the alleged thief, saying that such acts could undermine the ability of the police to carry out any successful investigations into the matter.
The Municipal Police Commander, therefore, urged people to desist from lynching suspects, some of whom, he said, could be innocent, adding that "we should rather report such incidents to the police for the law to take its course.
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