The Member of Parliament (MP) for Upper Denkyira West Samuel Nsowah Gyan explained that the aged and few young ones in the community are unable to go to the farm because they fear they will be arrested causing hunger in the town.
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In an interview with Kumasi-based Ultimate FM, the MP said the town has been deserted by the active age groups that can farm and bring food for the vulnerable.
He added that the aged and few young ones in the community are unable to go to the farm because they fear they will be arrested.
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“It looks as if the people of Denkyira-Obuasi are being paid in their own price, but its unfortunate, not all of them were involved in the atrocities, but I can tell you for sure that Denkyira-Obousi is a ghost town now, nobody is living there, with the exception of the aged and the children. And for that matter, I can tell you that those there are living in fear and they are dying of hunger. In fact, those who fled are willing to return but are being arrested arbitrarily. So anybody heard to be natives of Denkyira-Obuasi but staying in other towns are arrested, and for that matter, the aged and children are left to their own fate,” he said.
He added that those who fled when the lynching occurred are scared to return because they fear they will be arrested.
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On how the pupils writing the 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination are being transported to their centres, the MP said he has personally been transporting them to their various centres.
He pleaded with the government, NGO’s, and other benevolent individuals to come to the aid of the residents so the town does not become desolate.
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Major Maxwell Mahama was lynched by residents of Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central region on Monday, May 29, and he will be laid to rest this Friday, June 9, 2017.
The Police has arrested 42 suspects in connection with the incident.
