A photo of the scene
Some students of the University of Ghana have beaten a thief they apprehended to pulp at Evandy Hostel.
In the video, which was shared by Sika Official on the micro-blogging site - Twitter - and sighted by GhanaWeb, the students beat the young man [thief] who was bare-chested with sticks.
The thief, who couldn't bear the pain anymore was seen running away from his beaters in his black shorts which showed his boxer shorts.
In the next video, the thief was seen lying on his back with blood on his face, dripping down his chest.
The video, that has surfaced online has however generated a lot of mixed reactions.
While some frown upon the activities carried out by the students, others have patted their backs, stating that it is wrong for someone to steal from others amidst the current economic crisis.
For those that condemned the act, one of the tweeps, Dr. Rashid Alhassan said, "an alleged thief being lynched on a university campus, what are they taught there."
"Keep defending it until you have guns in your face to bring everything you hold dear. You don’t know the trauma I went through for months," another said.
Those who kicked against the beatings of the thief called for the arrest of the culprits.
"They should arrest all the culprits in this wicked act. As students, they should know better, they should there are laws and no one is beneath the law under any circumstances even when the person is a criminal," a tweep wrote.
Below are some reactions from the said video;
Them don catch thief for Evandy Hostel, Legon pic.twitter.com/Ux8pKp8Fo5
— SIKAOFFICIAL???? (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) June 10, 2023
an alleged thief being lynched on a university campus, what are they taught there????????
— Dr. Rashid Alhassan (@Dr_Rashidd) June 10, 2023
Keep defending it until you have guns in your face to bring everything you hold dear.
— NOAH (@Sogbokey_) June 10, 2023
You don’t know the trauma I went through for months.
They should arrest all the culprits in this wicked act. As students, they should know better, they should there are laws and no one is beneath the law under any circumstances even when the person is a criminal
— Collins (@korwuta) June 10, 2023
Keep recording yourselves, if he dies you are all going to jail.
— Big Daddy Shaky 爸活动的⁸???????? (@BigDaddyShaky) June 10, 2023
Don't go steal for Ghana oo na blood you go ooze ....Ghana is hard now you try, you bleed. Sad situation for the gentle man
— King Of Accra (@kingofaccra) June 10, 2023
I know it bad ! But if they’ve ever kwashey you or thief your things for hostel bfr you go understand the pain. If u wan thief no be student stuffs, some sef the phone or lapi bi dema everything. U go steal am sekof ebi only u Dey hungry. He deserve am wai .
— ONEMANFX????✊ (@ONECARLOS__) June 10, 2023
The country make really hot now so if you go go steal don’t get caught cus if you do, game over
— SLA-ZY LIVERPOOL???????? (@razakslazy1) June 10, 2023
What he stole is it equal to his life ....... ? This is wrong. As students they should have known better.????
— They Say.... (@messiah_blaq) June 10, 2023
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