Family of Late Major Mahama visits his grave with wreath-laying ceremony

The family of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama has held a wreath-laying ceremony at the Osu Cemetery to mark the 8th anniversary of his tragic death.

The update was shared on the official Facebook page of the Ghana Armed Forces on Thursday, May 29, 2025.

Major Mahama’s Death

Major Mahama was brutally lynched in Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region on May 29, 2017, while on duty.

The tragic incident occurred after he was mistakenly identified as a robber by members of the community.

He was in the town to guard the properties of C&G Mining Company due to ongoing illegal mining activities, otherwise known as galamsey, in the area.

Almost seven years after the murder, a seven-member jury on Monday, January 30, 2024, returned a unanimous verdict of guilty against a former Assembly Member and 11 others at the High Court in Accra, bringing some justice to his grieving family.

The former Assembly Member for Denkyira-Obuasi, William Baah, was found guilty of abetment of murder, while Bernard Asamoah, Kofi Nyame, Akwasi Baah, Kwame Tuffuor, Joseph Appiah Kubi, Michael Anim, Akwesi Asante, Charles Quaining, Emmanuel Baidoo, John Boasie, and Kwadwo Animah were found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder.

The jury also returned guilty verdicts on the charge of murder against Asamoah, Nyame, Baah, Tuffuor, Kubi, Anim, Asante, and Quaining.

Two others, Bismark Donkor and Bismarck Abanga, who stood trial alongside the 12, were acquitted and discharged after the jury returned verdicts of not guilty on the charge of conspiracy to commit murder.

All 12 who were convicted were sentenced to life imprisonment, following an amendment to the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), which replaced the death penalty for murder with life imprisonment.

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