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Mason nearly lynched …as lady raises false alarm
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Raymond Appiah’s cracked phone
A 23-year-old Mason, Raymond Atta Appiah escaped death by hairs breath last Saturday at Madina in the Greater Accra Region when he was wrongfully accused of stealing a lady’s phone.
He said he was severely beaten by a mob for about five minutes until he was saved by a member of his church who told the irate youth that her son was not a thief.
Narrating his ordeal to The Spectator on Monday, he said at about 9am last Saturday, he had gone to the Madina market to buy a few items when he was approached by a lady to give her his phone to make a phone call because hers had been stolen a while ago.
Appiah said he told the lady that if she wanted to use his mobile phone, she should mention the numbers she wished to call so that he would make the call on her behalf.
This, he said, infuriated the lady who started shouting and accusing him of stealing her mobile phone.
He said a certain young man who was standing by came to hold him by his shirt and others subsequently joined to assault him both physically and verbally.
The mason said he tried to explain himself but no one was ready to listen to him as they continued beating him until blood started oozing from his mouth.
He said one of the irate people tried to take his mobile phone from him but he resisted it and in the process of trying to bite the hand of the person forcibly taking his phone, he rather bit his mobile phone.
The victim said when he had almost lost hope of surviving the attack, a friend of his whose mother is a trader a few metres away from the scene went to inform her about the development and she rushed to rescue him.
The woman who was a member of his church, Christ Apostolic Church, told them she was his mother and that was what calmed the mob.
He said some of his attackers subsequently asked him questions for proof of ownership of his phone which he gave his number and stated the picture on the phone was his niece and also mentioned some numbers on the phone which saved him from further attacks.
Appiah said he, the lady who accused him of stealing her phone and another man who first held his shirt were led to the Madina Police Station by some concerned persons where the matter is being investigated.
He advised that people should use their own pictures as screen savers since that could save them a lot of trouble and also they should try and memorise some numbers on their phones so that in such cases it could authenticate their ownership
By Dzifa Tetteh Tay
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly posing as a soldier and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public at Ashaiman.
The suspect, identified as Bright Atsu Kudiabor, was arrested by the Ashaiman Police on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at about 7:00 a.m.
According to the Police, he was arrested at an area known as “I Shall Return”, where he was allegedly parading himself as a soldier and demanding money from people.
The Police said Kudiabor, who is an ex-convict, was initially arrested by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service in Ashaiman with assistance from other members of the public.
A search conducted on him after he was handed over to the Police reportedly led to the recovery of a set of military camouflage uniform.
The suspect is currently in Police custody and assisting with investigations.
The Tema Regional Police Command said he would be processed for court after investigations are completed.
The Police urged the public to remain vigilant and report anyone who falsely presents themselves as a soldier or a member of another security agency to deceive or extort money from the public.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, says the Volta Region holds enormous agricultural potential and efforts must be geared towards connecting farmers to the needed resources to unlock that potential.
He said focus must be on linking farmers to resources, technology, financing and markets to increase production, create jobs and build sustainable livelihoods.
Hon. Gunu made the remarks at the national launch of the Ghana Tomato Self-Sufficiency Initiative (GHATSI) held at Anloga in the Volta Region on Tuesday, September 15.
The initiative, under the theme “Produce at Home. Feed the Nation. Export the Surplus,” seeks to boost local tomato production, processing and marketing while reducing Ghana’s heavy reliance on imported tomatoes.
The launch was attended by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, his Deputy, John Setor Dumelo, Feed Ghana Coordinator, Bright Demordzi, Members of Parliament, traditional leaders, MMDCEs, farmers and other stakeholders.
Mr.Gunu expressed appreciation to the Minister for Food and Agriculture for the support announced for the region, including two excavators, 200 cartons of organic fertiliser, and GH¢200,000 for Ms. Kuatudzo Esther Dela, a tomato farmer and processor from Ziope.
He described the initiative as an important step towards making agriculture a stronger driver of food security, job creation and economic growth in the Volta Region.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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