A criminologist with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Dr. Jones Opoku, is alarmed by the habitual attitude of Ghanaians resorting to lynching suspected criminals without allowing the law to take its course.
His comment follows the lynching of Sowutuom-based artist Wilberforce Appiah, otherwise known as ‘Wyllbee,’ at Tanoso in the Ashanti region.
The budding musician is alleged to have died after a mob accused him of theft and attacked him when he stepped out of his girlfriend’s home.
Wilberforce Appiah, known in showbiz as ‘Wyllbee,’ had traveled from his base in Accra to Kumasi for a couple of radio promotions.
Events leading to his lynching in the Tanoso suburb of Kumasi are unclear.
Some accounts suggest he had visited his girlfriend, Nana Yaa, who is said to be married, when at dawn, while outside the house, he was accused of being a thief.
Wyllbee was attacked in the neighborhood and died shortly after being rushed to the hospital.
Abena Asana, who claims to be the mother-in-law of Nana Yaa, the alleged girlfriend, gives an account of how Wyllbee was accused and eventually lynched.
But the family of the deceased, Obrempon Kwaku Asiamah, refutes claims of their relative being a thief.
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But Criminologist, Dr. Jones Opoku is worried about the unrelenting posture of Ghanaians over lynching suspected criminals.
He believes delays in justice delivery are fueling the unabated attitude.
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Story by: Osei Akoto (Teacher Kojo) #Ahotoronline.com
