Major Mahama pointed a weapon at us - Assemblyman tells court
The Assemblyman for Denkyira-Obuasi, who is confronting a charge of abetment has opened his protection in the continuous preliminary to answer his job which prompted the demise of Major Maxwell Mahama.
William Baah who is likewise an educator let the High Court know that, the said man (military man) "pointed a weapon at us" when they had needed to move toward him on the Diaso to Denkyira-Obuasi Highway.
This he said terrified him which made him and two others - Akwasi Boah and an engine rider turn around to attempt to save themselves.
William Baah and around 13 others have been charged for their separate jobs in the homicide of the late Military official.
While Baah is confronting a charge of abetment, the 13 others are on a charge of connivance and murder.
They have all argued not liable and have been held in legal care.
In court on Monday, July 18, when he mounted the observer box to answer the charge, William let the court know that he announced the occurrence to the police at Diaso.
While being driven by his legal counselor George Bernard Shaw to give proof, the principal blamed described how he got educated for the man with a firearm by one Maame Bono.
The portentous May 29 occurrence
Portraying his side of the story to the court about that pivotal day, William Baah said, on May 29, 2017, he was at New Obusai Catholic JHS educating when gotten a call from Maame Bono.
However he was unable to recall the specific time he got to the school, he said illustrations had begun at 8 am which time he was in class educating.
Asked by his legal counselor George Bernard Shaw to let the court know what occurred while he was instructing, William Baah recognized the second and the open door given him to recount his story to the entire world.
"While instructing on that day, I had a call from a specific lady who is famously called Maame Bono (an observer for the situation)" and that, Maame Bono "called me since I was the Assemblyman for the Electoral region."
He made sense of that the said Maame Bono "called me on the grounds that whenever they required help, they called upon me and I offered them the essential help."
He let the court know that, the said Maame Bono "called to illuminate me that, she had seen a specific man coming from Diaso heading towards Denkyira-Obuasi," and that, "she saw the man with a firearm at the time he had reached where they were and he (Major Mahama) had enquired from them the separation from where they were to Denkyira-Obuasi."
He said the data expressed that the late man "was strolling so quick so I ought to come and consider him."
The police leader's telephone turned off
Let the court know what he did after he had gotten the call from Maame Bono, he said, "When she called me, I had the police authority's telephone number and I called multiple times however the line was turned off.
"What's more, I informed him some other time when I got him. He told me at the time they were on the Dunkwa-On-Offin Road and the organization was terrible."
He told the court, "I told him (Commander) that I had a call that, a specific man was going towards Denkyira-Obuasi and had a weapon on him. Yet, I called him a few times however the line was not getting past so I went to the police headquarters to report."
Confirmation of data
He said, "I came to Denkyira-Obuasi engine station to pick an engine rider to proceed to confirm the data given him.
"I took the motorbike and requested that the rider take me the Diaso from Denkyira-Obuasi where Maame Bono called from to check the data Maame Bono gave me.
"While we were going towards Diaso Road from Denkyira-Obuasi, I saw Akwesi Boah (a blamed), who attempted to stop me."
He told the court, "I met him (Akwasi Boah) on the Denkyira-Obuasi to Diaso Road at the intersection. What's more, he asked me where I was making a beeline for. What's more, I let him know that I had a call that a specific man with a weapon was going towards Denkyira-Obuasi so I will confirm."
William Baah said, "he (Akwasi Boah) let me know he will accompany me and I requested that he go along with me on the motorbike and we went to the spot."
"I was sitting behind the engine rider and Akwasi Boah was behind me," he let the court know that, every one of them three were on a similar motorbike including the rider.
He said he and Akwasi Boah were both not having anything or holding anything.
He said, at that point, Akwasi Boah went along with us, we drove for quite a while yet we didn't see anybody.
"Be that as it may, after some time, we met a specific man who was going towards Denkyira-Obuasi.
"We met him at a stream by the side of the road called 'Anakoma-Anankoma' which is put on the left and right half of the primary street towards Diaso Denkyira-Obuasi
"At the point when we met the man, we skirted him. Since at the time we met him I didn't see him holding any firearm."
That's what he added, in the wake of bypassing him, "When we looked in front of us, we didn't see anybody. So I said, that the man we passed may be the man Maame Bono was alluding to so I requested that the engine rider turn.
"He turned and when we turned and we were going, around 50metres, we saw the man again who likewise turned and after seeing us, he pointed a firearm at us.
"I got terrified and requested that the engine rider turn around. At the time the man pointed the weapon at us, I requested that the engine rider turn. While he was turning I saw Yaw Amankwa (one more charged) likewise on a motorbike heading towards Denkyira-Obuasi.
"I was terrified when the man pointed the weapon for that reason I turned around towards Diaso," he told the court.
The court managed by Justice Mariama Owusu, a Justice of the Supreme Court sitting with extra liability as a High Court judge has dismissed the case to October 17, 2022.
Foundation
The 14 people are being investigated at an Accra High Court over the killing of Major Mahama, who was an official of the fifth Infantry Battalion, at Burma Camp.
The late Major was working at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region when on May 29, 2017, a few occupants purportedly confused him with an outfitted burglar and lynched him.
The crowd had disregarded his tenacious request that he was an official of the Ghana Armed Forces.
The denounced are; William Baah, the Assembly Member of Denkyira Obuasi, Bernard Asamoah pseudonym Daddy, Kofi Nyame a.k.a Abortion, Akwasi Boah, Kwame Tuffour, Joseph Appiah Kubi, Michael Anim, and Bismarck Donkor.
Others are John Bosie, Akwasi Baah, Charles Kwaning, Emmanuel Badu, Bismarck Abanga and Kwadwo.
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