Police interrogate three suspects in slain soldier's investigation

Three people have been interrogated by police in the ongoing investigation into the murder of a Ghanaian soldier, Captain Maxwell Mahama.

The trio are being considered the prime suspects among a group of 80 people who were rounded up by the army, Accra-based Starr FM reports.

READ ALSO: Who was Captain Maxwell Mahama?

Captain Mahama was the victim of mob justice by a group of residents in a town in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. He was lynched to death and his body burned by residents who claim he was mistaken for a suspected armed robber. A claim that has since been questioned by many.

His murder has shocked the entire country with social media awash with sorrow and outrage about the way and manner in which he was killed.

READ ALSO: Prez Akufo-

The military is in the town to carry out investigations into the matter but there are fears this would lead to retaliation.

He was the only son of his mother and leaves behind father, Barbara, his wife and two young children. Maxwell and Barbara got married in August 2012.