A popular barber was allegedly killed in Asiri, an agricultural town in the Jaman North District of the Bono Region, as a result of the unfortunate murder of a motorcyclist nearby, causing chaos.
On January 2, on the Seketia-Asueyi route, Kwabena Prince, the deceased, is suspected of killing Alex Mensah, an 18-year-old “Okada” rider.
Prince allegedly paid the ‘Okada’ rider to take him to Asueyi, but on the way back, allegedly killed him, stole the motorcycle, and fled.
A manhunt was then started for the culprit by the police in Sampa, the administrative center of the Jaman North District.
Prince, who had been missing for a few days, was only discovered by chance when a young guy saw him at a chop bar in Asiri after locals uploaded his images on social media to help with police investigations.
The Ghana News Agency (GNA) gathered from residents that the young man who sighted the suspect confronted him, and sensing danger he (suspect) took to his heels, but some young people in the town chased, overpowered and arrested him.
They then handed him over to the police at Asiri.
But when information about the arrest spread in the town, a mob rushed to the police station, deflated the police vehicle tyres which intended to transport the suspect to Sampa, forcibly took him from the police, and lynched him accordingly.
The Police had since deposited the body at the Sampa Government Hospital for preservation and autopsy while investigations continued.
As at the time of filing this report, the GNA learnt calm has returned to the Asiri, after some military personnel were deployed to maintain law and order in the town.