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This barbaric act should never happen again.
Instant senseless mob attacks and lynching must cease and the law should be seen working expeditiously.
We thank God you are alive and please don't stop championing the course of ...
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The story the police are presenting here doesn't add up.An officer alone in an area so dangerous they had to call the army ? Tried to identify himself but did not succeed so short at them and one person ended up with a bullet ...
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What happens to this young and handsome captain is very very disturbing.
If people can do this to another human being....then we are in serious problem human beings.
They planned the whole thing.
They knew that soldi ...
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Majority of Ghanaians are just stupid period.
...granted majority of us are stupid, but our leaders must not.
Nonsense, you are stupid not me and mind you Ghanaians are very wise.Thats why we worked ourselves out of Mahamas regime.
And voted for a dubious lawyer who never attended any law school and are now regreting voting for the useless president.
that's why u still are stupid.
Majority of Ghanaians are stupid and talk outta emotions that's all
That's why u still remain a stupid.
Majority of Ghanaians decide outta their emotions.
The perpetrators must be arrested immediately
love your sincerity
Beloved Soldier, I salute you for the truth you have brought out. Thank God for saving you and your men that time. In truth, 90% of our politicians don't understand what is meant by "Nation Building"and are never honest. They ...
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Introduce civics in elemtary schools. I still remember that during civics classes in class 3 our teacher told us how to be good citizens. It makes an impact.
Why should you be armed and allow yourself to be killed without killing some or all your attackers. If your are not allowed to shoot and kill even under threat of death, then why allowed yourself to be deployed?
Interesting! I bet if he had killed quite a few of these villagers, the headlines would have read " soldiers killing our citizens " . All l say is " soldiers you dey hear and saw, not see " a quote by an ex provost sergeant f ...
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The two major political parties, NDC and NPP, made it all possible for Ghanaians to not only be blind but to become slaves to stupid leaders and elders. This modern day NPP never lost it's stripes from the days of it's foref ...
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Sir I'm touch with ur true story let dis message go down to de last rank in de service ,if u are working for God country ur don't deserve dis painful treatment capt mahama may good God considere u in his kingdom because di ...
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No body ought to die like this. this is barbaric.
inasmuch as this is bad, the military should learn from this.
no military personnel on orders should go out alone. we call something in the military "buddy-up". this means y ...
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Thanks a lot.. because this is real.
If he was to be going out with 3 or 4 others it will be easier to defence
Its great to share US military advuse here, Korkou. In addition to the question as to why a commander will decided to embark on 20km jog alone, I also ask:
1. Did he have his military ID card?
2. Did ge carry his communicat ...
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Obuase signifies "underground hiddensecrets", a way of "going for gold". Popularly known as one of the major gold mining areas in Ghana, this place raises concern about people living or coming out of the area as fortunate. A ...
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Where are the soldiers ? why should just 6 soldiers be patrolling a dangerous arms smuggling border escape. Please, let's be true and clear, to the Ghanaian folks any proper operation, that enough troops or policing is delive ...
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Why do some youths of today or people of today talk anyhow on social media
as if they have kerosene in their brains? unnecessary comments!!!!
It's very very sad .the way he dies It terrible .Ghana Need ## Military ## not democrati 2 the Chiefs also have to stand up and fight for Not gorvement alone these villagers .have to Control by Chief s and ...
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Most of these people call themselves xtians what a shame to christiannity
We ve seen for ourselves how hypocrite we re bcos we claim dat we re God fearing people n a xtian country yet we can set each other ablaze without joy without d least sympathy in a so call God fearing people n xtians we re de ...
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I salutes you my beloved soldier for the truth. You(national security's) must be very careful when deployed by a government that makes ordinary invisible/delta forces more powerful than you.
God have mercy on us all especially our brothers, sisters, husbands, wivies,sons and daughters in arms.
Please personnel detailed on duty, move in group, nerver walk a lone. the very community members you are protecting are your very enemies, captain Mahama has been told we have been looking for you for long when he tried to id ...
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We can't stop mourning your death. We are a bit disappointed - why did you walk alone in your enemies territory?
You were stationed to fight the galamsey that they enjoy so much, you should not have assumed they loved you a ...
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Africa is the DARK continent, everything BAD OR EVIL is BLACK.
We do things of the devil, even in the so called CHURCHES, it is all evil, nothing good. From top politicians stealing our limited resources into foreign banks, ...
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Going out on foreign lands, jogging inside and outside base and more, US mil applies mandatory or encourages buddy rule depending on the location, where nobody goes out alone. Capt Manama under no circumstance should have lef ...
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In your article you never mentioned how any politician deceived you but you needed up urging soldiers not to trust politicians. What is your motive and intention of writing up such a divisive article with the potential to pol ...
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Mr Officer, don't forget that your people, I mean soldiers are the cause of the problems this Homeland is facing. You have made a lot of children orphans, hardworking people who have acquired genuine properties have now been ...
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Over the years, our soldiers have not been fair in their dealings with the Ghanaian public. Slaps, beatings, gun-butt hitting and boot-kicking of innocent civilians and suspected criminals has been the fashion of some soldier ...
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Listen to the radio stations everyday selling fun at news time and glorifying beatings and violence. They twist stories and are political at every turn. With jests they declare people guilty even before the court process. T ...
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our only Brother,friend and Husband 's death needs justice. If men are able to do this then i think the military men must be very careful and not even trust people around them.May his soul rest in peace
I liken such ignorant and illiterate act to that of animals. Those are children of Cain,wicked at heart and deserves to be shown no ounce of compassion.I personally will never be satisfied even if they face firing squad. My h ...
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Could it be that this case did not see the light of day becos perhaps some military high ups were involved in shielding the smugglers? Its been quite a while but such a case ought to be re-opeded and all those implicated ...
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VERY SOON OUR POLITICIANS WILL LOOSE THE LITTLE RESPECT THAT THEY HAVE.
Why are some Regions free from this kind of absolute barbarism? Which ethnic group feels superior, yet appears primitive, barbaric, uncivilized, idiotic, and satanic ??? It is true, the clarion call is "All die be die". And s ...
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this story is really true, i think i can vividly recall the entire story. It happened in a coastal village called Metika via between Half Assini n Jaway Wharf in the w/r
I wonder why this Navy Officer wants to sell us a cock-and-bull story. He says his men cocked their guns ready to fire into the crowd but because he didn't want to harm women and children
he stopped them.
But he never me ...
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it should be WARNING "shots"
Your story made my heart sad for the day: it shall be well
YEAH YOU ARE RIGHT THE NATURE OF YOUR JOB IS DEMANDING BUT I SHARE YOUR PAIN AND GRIEVE CAPTAIN DIED A HERO TRYING TO PROTECT HIS VERY LAND BUT I KEEP ASKING MYSELF WHAT IF HE HAS USED HIS GUN WILL GHANAIANS TAKE IT LIGHTLY ...
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no mercy for them at all.....
captain and major Maxwell Adam Mahama may your soul rest in perfect peace................
That is the word NEVER TRUST a POLITICIAN
The govermnet should allow the soliders turn that village into a babelion by now for their stupid act also I prety the chief when he is praying for god question am asking is who buy the item he use.
Let me just say this is Mr. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo's first test as a president; considering his view on sustaining the rule of law...i pray he passes this test. I stand for Justice for Mahama!.
I Wish The Inocent Soul R.I.P.P