2 Goat thiefs lynched

Two persons suspected to have stolen a goat were lynched by an angry mob in Wa last Thursday after they had failed to escape from their attackers.

The two, who had given their names to the police as Ibrahim Tahiru and Pascal, sustained severe body injuries, and died later at the Wa Regional Hospital. 

According to the police, the two died within 30 minutes of each other following their admission to the hospital.

A motorbike alleged to have been used by the suspected thieves was set ablaze by the mob.

An eyewitness said the men were chased from the St Francis Xavier Seminary at Nakore when information broke that they had allegedly stolen some goats from the neighbourhood.

The eyewitness said the two fled on their motorbike but were pursued and brought down by a pick-up truck as they headed towards central Wa. 

A staff officer of the regional police command, Assistant Superintendent of Police Edward Nyamekye, said a police patrol team was alerted by some residents to the ongoing mob action.

He said the team rushed to the scene and rescued the pair from the hands of the mob, most of whom were armed with machetes, stones and sticks.

They were then rushed to the hospital for medical treatment but died even as medical officers fought to save their lives.