Watch chilling account of how a man survived Rawlings’ final death penalty executions

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Oprege 3 days ago

No way Rawlings and his family should have enjoyed the freedom they did and continue to today , the guy was a murderer

No way Rawlings and his family should have enjoyed the freedom they did and continue to today , the guy was a murderer
DOMINIC NITI-EWU 3 days ago

@OPREGE OKWADUO YAREFUO BA.......... ONYAAYE GBEMI AGRONOMY...!!!!!!

Ever since Akuffo Addo callously murdered those EIGHT POOR AND INNOCENT GHANAIAN VOTERS IN COLD BLOOD AT TECHIMAN SOUTH, we are yet to even hear a single ...
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@OPREGE OKWADUO YAREFUO BA.......... ONYAAYE GBEMI AGRONOMY...!!!!!!

Ever since Akuffo Addo callously murdered those EIGHT POOR AND INNOCENT GHANAIAN VOTERS IN COLD BLOOD AT TECHIMAN SOUTH, we are yet to even hear a single word of condolence or apology from that 2-feet pocket-sized Bantu Pygmy from the Kyebi forest. Wo maame tw3 Saratoga...!!!! Were you idiots not telling us that your Kyebi lunatic chimpanzee was .... "a human rights advocate...?????" Kwasiampanin tokebelleh! All-die-be-die wati.....!!!!!
Dr Mumbi Seraki 2 days ago

Hello youth of Ghana. You can take your own life with medicine....for instance 15 tramadol at once.....or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.

Hello youth of Ghana. You can take your own life with medicine....for instance 15 tramadol at once.....or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.
Game Changer +447935009178 2 days ago

@Oprege, you're today enjoying peace in Ghana due to the bravery of President Rawlings' approval of public execution of criminals who were tried and convicted by the courts. So for your information, those who were executed co ...
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@Oprege, you're today enjoying peace in Ghana due to the bravery of President Rawlings' approval of public execution of criminals who were tried and convicted by the courts. So for your information, those who were executed committed offences which drew such punishment. Today, there's no fear when people want to commit heinous crimes like murder because there's no firing squad anymore.
Kweku Tsin 2 days ago

If we send all these criminals stealing govt money to firing squad, these politicians will be steady. That is what we need instead of the courts playing hide and seek with criminals.

If we send all these criminals stealing govt money to firing squad, these politicians will be steady. That is what we need instead of the courts playing hide and seek with criminals.
KBM 2 days ago

You are sick in the mind, no family member of yours was executed because you belong to another tribe

You are sick in the mind, no family member of yours was executed because you belong to another tribe
KBM 2 days ago

Listen to the response from a pig

Listen to the response from a pig
Hahahahaha 3 days ago

Oprege, the man had not told us of their crimes oooo.. Death penalty brought some sanity into to country, today someone will boldly tell you I will kill you and it won’t go anywhere and homicides have increased a triple fol ...
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Oprege, the man had not told us of their crimes oooo.. Death penalty brought some sanity into to country, today someone will boldly tell you I will kill you and it won’t go anywhere and homicides have increased a triple fold, why? No one fears anyone, a footballer butchered children in fridge, an immigration officer was murdered by a friend he went to collect money from and the body was burnt, a charcoal seller butchered her husband in his sleep because he squandered charcoal money, a pastor was caught trying to bury 8 months old baby, a young man going to sell his car was killed by his friend and had absconded to Togo. A military guy killed his friend, and wife leaving their child locked in a room with decomposed corpses until the stench got people to break the door and rescue. The death penalty made people think twice before acting. The noose is for evil men so the next time you condemn a man who had balls to exterminate evil people look around you, you may be a next guy to be murdered by your neighbors all people of a simple misunderstanding.
Great one 3 days ago

Maybe you didn't hear what Ghana was before Chairman Rawlings, before him, Ghana was a failed country

Every well meaning citizen of Ghana should have a portrait of Rawlings in the house to show appreciation for how he bro ...
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Maybe you didn't hear what Ghana was before Chairman Rawlings, before him, Ghana was a failed country

Every well meaning citizen of Ghana should have a portrait of Rawlings in the house to show appreciation for how he brought back Ghana from the dead

God bless his soul
Agbelimor Paris 2 days ago

Thank you my brother

Thank you my brother

Fiifi 2 days ago

Thanks bro, People have forgotten how Ghana was b4 Rawlins came to office.
Those days people misbehaved with impunity. Makola women at the click of their finger could order soldiers/ police to beat, humilaite and detain fell ...
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Thanks bro, People have forgotten how Ghana was b4 Rawlins came to office.
Those days people misbehaved with impunity. Makola women at the click of their finger could order soldiers/ police to beat, humilaite and detain fellow Ghanaian's.
Kalabule was ripe , lawlessness and ques to buy sugar and milk.No access to petrol or kerosene. Ghana was a failed state.
Rawlins faced loads of challenges from anti revolutionary elements from some Ghanaians who wanted to maintain the old ways. There were sponsored coup detat attempts but for the sake of the love for his country he stayed and saw Ghana through challenges . Police and solders were tasked to escort yam and other crops from the north to Accra and other places to prevent hunger. Police and soldiers ecsorted our citizens from Aflao border to Accra free of charge when Nigerians asked Ghanaians to leave (Ghana must go) . Despite all this , JJ kept the country together and we still have one Ghana. Ghanaians should honour JJ . He was a true patriot. I am not talking about the Night patrols , sleepless nights. Look at Ghana today, a proud and prosperous country. The envy of many. We were there, the children of the revolution.We dare not tell the story.ALUTA . JJ should be honored. A wise man said, 'success in war is like charity in religion, it attones for multitude of sins. JJ was not a saint but his good deeds outweigh his shorcomings.
SD.com 2 days ago

Nigerians envy Ghana. The say they want JJ to rule their country for just one year and flush all the looters of their country and recently, banditry added which wasn't there then.

Nigerians envy Ghana. The say they want JJ to rule their country for just one year and flush all the looters of their country and recently, banditry added which wasn't there then.
Nene Sackitey 2 days ago

Most of these people who talk about Rawlings without a shred of evidence were not even born or out of diapers at the time of the revolution. They were not the students who have go to Markola in order to buy university entry ...
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Most of these people who talk about Rawlings without a shred of evidence were not even born or out of diapers at the time of the revolution. They were not the students who have go to Markola in order to buy university entry forms, textbooks or postage stamps at kalabule prices. I am not talking about provisions, pharmaceuticals and basic necessities for human survival. They just jump on the tribal bandwagon with ignorance and misinformation from then corrupt descendants who still can’t find their feet because their parents ill gotten riches were cut off to create a just and equal society. God knows what Ghana would have been today with all that ills and failed society that was about to explode into class war and ethnic violence.
Ethical Dilemma 2 days ago

Nonsense, what is good about that opportunist, Rawlings? Anyone old and analytical enough, would have realised how evil JJ was. The corruption JJ inherited in 1979 was far lesser than what he left behind after his tenure, He ...
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Nonsense, what is good about that opportunist, Rawlings? Anyone old and analytical enough, would have realised how evil JJ was. The corruption JJ inherited in 1979 was far lesser than what he left behind after his tenure, He was a murderer, and no amount of his idiotic excuses would justify the blood he shed in vain. Now, look at his cat-face before his maker - God is dealing with him according to his wickedness.
Pato Ranking 2 days ago

Odwan ba @Ethical Dilemma. Onyaaye gbemi womafunu...!!!! Kwasiakwa! Your stupid Akuffo Addo and Ofori-Atta are typical examples of the kind of mighty corruption that existed back in the days of JJRawlings. Over 95% of the Gha ...
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Odwan ba @Ethical Dilemma. Onyaaye gbemi womafunu...!!!! Kwasiakwa! Your stupid Akuffo Addo and Ofori-Atta are typical examples of the kind of mighty corruption that existed back in the days of JJRawlings. Over 95% of the Ghanaian population gave him all their blessings for every act. The corruption was known as kalabule, and it was widespread across the entire country. Never in Ghana's political history has the Minister of Finance for any regime ever ran away to go and hide permanently in a foreign land when he has not even been told about any crime that he has committed. That is a voluntary, self-declaration of being A CRIMINAL
Lagos head 2 days ago

@IDOIT_Pato, Ranking High in foolishness. What are moron spewing about? Nobody has mentioned Akuffo -Addo or Ofori-Atta here; they are as useless as your murderer, Rawlings. So shut up!!! Isn't it true that whatever Rawlings ...
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@IDOIT_Pato, Ranking High in foolishness. What are moron spewing about? Nobody has mentioned Akuffo -Addo or Ofori-Atta here; they are as useless as your murderer, Rawlings. So shut up!!! Isn't it true that whatever Rawlings deemed justified to kill the Generals, he committed worse than that? Did JJ eradicate corruption, or even reduce it? You must be a fianga weed-smoking boy like J Julor to think loobsided like a bat.
Fiifi 1 day ago

If you want to dive deeper into the contrast between rule-based ethics and outcome-based "greater good" theories, you can read more on the (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy's Kant entry) or check out (Utilitarianism Explai ...
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If you want to dive deeper into the contrast between rule-based ethics and outcome-based "greater good" theories, you can read more on the (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy's Kant entry) or check out (Utilitarianism Explained by Ethics Unwrapped).
THIS NONSENSE 1920 TRIBAL LIES SHOULD STOP. 2 days ago

DID RAWLINGS PULL ANY GUN? FOOLISH TRIBAL FOOL. THE YOUTH WISED UP SO NO AMOUNT OF THIS NONSENSE WILL GO ANYWHERE

DID RAWLINGS PULL ANY GUN? FOOLISH TRIBAL FOOL. THE YOUTH WISED UP SO NO AMOUNT OF THIS NONSENSE WILL GO ANYWHERE
SAEED OSMAN 2 days ago

He only killed criminals. My dad wasn't killed because he never stole anything.

He only killed criminals. My dad wasn't killed because he never stole anything.
Yabi Yabi 2 days ago

You're simply ignorant with pea-size brains for the following reasons:
1. Do we have the death penalty as possible sentence for convicted criminal in Ghana? Is the death penalty prohibited or may be carried out at the discre ...
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You're simply ignorant with pea-size brains for the following reasons:
1. Do we have the death penalty as possible sentence for convicted criminal in Ghana? Is the death penalty prohibited or may be carried out at the discretion of the president of some committee?
2. Do we have SOP's for convicts who are sentenced to death?
3. Has the constitution or military rule mandated practices and procedures to be followed in judicial trials?
4. Were the people convicted in a court or tribunal where J. J. Rawlings sat as the sole prosecutor, judge and jury?
5. Per our laws who signs off on people sentenced to death?

Do you and your collection of hateful bunch know who, when and what initiated the first batch of political crimes in Ghana under the democratically elected Kwame Nkrumah?

Should all those people participate in crimes against Ghana be wiped out? Should anyone who participated in the overthrow of the civilian government of Kwame Nkrumah have been killed or at the very least imprisoned for life? Do you know the number of people killed, rendered fatherless or without mothers or both parents in the 1966 coup?

Please think before you post about things you have no capacity to discuss or analyze with intellect.

Joey 3 days ago

Rawlings is dead!!!! Nothing is necessary about him now.

Rawlings is dead!!!! Nothing is necessary about him now.
Akromah 3 days ago

In American news they will tell us the stories of the murders, rapes and armed robberies each of these inmates engaged in and how they were arrested. Their last requested meals. Usually Frech fries, apple pie and manilla ice ...
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In American news they will tell us the stories of the murders, rapes and armed robberies each of these inmates engaged in and how they were arrested. Their last requested meals. Usually Frech fries, apple pie and manilla ice cream and their final words before execution. Ghana journalists should learn to give us full details
Louis 2 days ago

What is the import of this story? These funny stories are emerging because Media General or Ghanaweb wants, at all cost to soil the name of Rawlings and the NDC party. When you tried Akufo-Addo for eight years, did you and yo ...
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What is the import of this story? These funny stories are emerging because Media General or Ghanaweb wants, at all cost to soil the name of Rawlings and the NDC party. When you tried Akufo-Addo for eight years, did you and your community benefit any success? Are you insinuating that what transpired at the Prisons was extra-judicial killings? Even in the USA, prisoners are executed. Stop this nonsense as it has the tendency to polarise the country. We will continue to react to such silly print-outs. Are you saying those we suspect you are shielding are angels and law abiding? Stop this nonsense. Were we not here in 2020 when eight Ghanaians were gunned down during elections and branded armed robbers? Is that not chilling enough? Twerps.
AY3KA 2 days ago

They all become pastors or prophets, innit?

They all become pastors or prophets, innit?
JULOR CAESAR 2 days ago

Where else can they find refuge? With that promotion, they can now break into the pockets and wallets of gullible zombies without any fear of being accused of committing a crime. It must be a sweet transition.

Where else can they find refuge? With that promotion, they can now break into the pockets and wallets of gullible zombies without any fear of being accused of committing a crime. It must be a sweet transition.
Rawlings 2 days ago

Chilling account.

Chilling account.
Kwasi 2 days ago

Why did you leave out the reasons of they been condemned to death? Rawlings don't conderm anyone to death. A judge will pass the death sentence before the president may sign it or commit it. Just misinformation.

Why did you leave out the reasons of they been condemned to death? Rawlings don't conderm anyone to death. A judge will pass the death sentence before the president may sign it or commit it. Just misinformation.
Rocco Silano 2 days ago

Silly cocoons & shambolic journalists at Ghanaweb! They are so childish & immature you'd think that website is run by drunkards and toddlers. Who would read your fuckkng story without wanting to know what crimes those condemn ...
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Silly cocoons & shambolic journalists at Ghanaweb! They are so childish & immature you'd think that website is run by drunkards and toddlers. Who would read your fuckkng story without wanting to know what crimes those condemned inmates have committed.....????? And, they are doing all these as if we haven't heard all the credible stories being told at the National Reconciliation Committee set up by Kuffuor. Shameless animals..!!!
Adamafio 2 days ago

THOSE WHO ARE SAYING, JJ RAWLINGS WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR DEMOCRACY ARE FOOLS..DID HE COME AND RESCUE GHANA FROM WAR OR WHAT???? WE WERE ENJOYING OUR FREEDOM WHEN THIS EWE CRIMINAL,AND HIS HENCHEMEN HIJACKED OUR DEMOCRACY AND ...
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THOSE WHO ARE SAYING, JJ RAWLINGS WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR DEMOCRACY ARE FOOLS..DID HE COME AND RESCUE GHANA FROM WAR OR WHAT???? WE WERE ENJOYING OUR FREEDOM WHEN THIS EWE CRIMINAL,AND HIS HENCHEMEN HIJACKED OUR DEMOCRACY AND INTRODUCE THIS USELES NDC...
Fiifi 2 days ago

What freedom are you talking about? from Acheampong or Akuffo?.May be you werent in Ghana and someone has fed you with rubbish info and you failed to get your fact right.
Yes rawlings brought stability to Ghana and enable s ...
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What freedom are you talking about? from Acheampong or Akuffo?.May be you werent in Ghana and someone has fed you with rubbish info and you failed to get your fact right.
Yes rawlings brought stability to Ghana and enable serious countries to invest in Ghana.
If you were in Ghana then you should remember this.When Rawlins came to office.
Those days people misbehaved with impunity. Makola women at the click of their finger could order soldiers/ police to beat, humilaite and detain fellow Ghanaian's.
Kalabule was ripe , lawlessness and ques to buy sugar and milk.No access to petrol or kerosene. Ghana was a failed state.
Rawlins faced loads of challenges from anti revolutionary elements from some Ghanaians who wanted to maintain the old ways. There were sponsored coup detat attempts but for the sake of the love for his country he stayed and saw Ghana through challenges . Police and solders were tasked to escort yam and other crops from the north to Accra and other places to prevent hunger. Police and soldiers ecsorted our citizens from Aflao border to Accra free of charge when Nigerians asked Ghanaians to leave (Ghana must go) . Despite all this , JJ kept the country together and we still have one Ghana. Ghanaians should honour JJ . He was a true patriot. I am not talking about the Night patrols , sleepless nights. Look at Ghana today, a proud and prosperous country. The envy of many. We were there, the children of the revolution.We dare not tell the story.ALUTA . JJ should be honored. A wise man said, 'success in war is like charity in religion, it attones for multitude of sins. JJ was not a saint but his good deeds outweigh his shorcomings.

Ignorant is a serious disease however could be curable with humility and education.

Kweku Tsin 2 days ago

JJ saved Ghana. He ended military coups and set Ghana on the path of constitutional democracy.

JJ saved Ghana. He ended military coups and set Ghana on the path of constitutional democracy.
LA JLA 2 days ago

Forget This Man,i Think He Paid for This Inteview.

Forget This Man,i Think He Paid for This Inteview.
NANA TRUMU TRUMU ADDO 2 days ago

LISTEN TO ALL THESE JANDAM NONSENSE. NPP PAID HIM TO DO THIS. THERE IS NOTHING NPP AWUDIFO CANNOT DO

LISTEN TO ALL THESE JANDAM NONSENSE. NPP PAID HIM TO DO THIS. THERE IS NOTHING NPP AWUDIFO CANNOT DO
RAWLINGS IS NOT HERE TO CONFEIRM OR DENY THIS STORY 2 days ago

SO NO REASON TO RAISE THE ISSUE

SO NO REASON TO RAISE THE ISSUE
Agbeli Kumordi 2 days ago

He's old criminal

He's old criminal
Agyatwi Yeboah 2 days ago

This gentleman should shut up because he isn't telling the truth. The execution he is talking about was carried out on July 17th, 1993. 20 inmates were to be executed but when the list of names got to Nsawam Prisons , one na ...
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This gentleman should shut up because he isn't telling the truth. The execution he is talking about was carried out on July 17th, 1993. 20 inmates were to be executed but when the list of names got to Nsawam Prisons , one name had already been cancelled per red pen , and the inmate was Courage Aryee who was in Cell 10 up-landing.
On that day , the Block-leader ,former Airforce Sgt. Oduro Frimpong ( Nyameakwan) was given the list to call out the names when the officers got to the Special Block.Mr Dan Dogo , then ACO was the Blockmaster with Supt. Dapaa as the Blockmanager.
SD.com 2 days ago

Your story seems to be credible; if you can identify yourself more clearly so those who want more info could contact you. Thanks

Your story seems to be credible; if you can identify yourself more clearly so those who want more info could contact you. Thanks

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