19 November 2016 at 08:51In recent days, five drivers have been killed, he said, adding that the youth in the area decided that they have had enough of the killings so they will police the community themselves.___5781416___https:______static.pulse.com.gh___webservice___escenic___binary___5781416___2016___11___19___10___unnamed_3
A 26-year-old man has been lynched to death at Akropong Wasa in the Western Region for allegedly breaking into the room of a Chinese to steal gold, a local reporter with Kasapreko FM, Prince Obeng Nframa, has told Pulse.com.gh.
Obeng Nframa said it follows recent spate of killings in the area by armed robbers on people suspected to be in possession of gold, especially taxi drivers carrying white passangers.
The deceased is said to had threatened to gun down anyone who makes a move to arrest him after he stole gold from the Chinese national.
Obeng Nframa narrates that he was overpowered by some young men, beaten and burnt to death.
The Ghana Police Service has exhibited a high level of interest this year in fighting crime, ensuring the protection of life and property as well as creating a peaceful and harmonious society for all citizens.
<a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/local/bolt-driver-battles-for-life-after-passengers-poured-petrol-on-him-and-set-him-ablaze/r8ldqw6">The alleged killing of a pregnant woman </a>by two men to whom she declined to give direction has angered a group calling itself the Concerned Women of Bawku.
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His body has since been deposited at the Wasa Akropong hospital mortuary.
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No arrest has been made yet, he said, adding that the police in the Wasa district are overwhelmed by the recent killings.
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