
Instant mob justice is a problem in Ghana that has been going on for a very long time. Though the law of Ghana frowns against such inhuman acts but because of the physical and emotional trauma armed robbers put people through, they receive massive torture so people do this to register their frustration. Unfortunately, some are innocent but still find themselves in hot waters.
Crime check Tv has posted s new video about a young inmate called Ibrahim Mohammed who is currently blind. The sad aspect of it is that this young man was not born blind but as a result of the beatings he received from an angry mob.
Talking about his ordeal, he said he was an electrician who went to a certain house to work. After working, he saw someone riding a motorbike and decided to jump on and alight at his destination.
According to him, the moment he sat on the bike, he heard people shouting and running in their direction that they are robbers. The man riding the motorbike sensed danger and run for his life. Ibrahim Mohammed who according to him was innocent didn’t know what was going on so he stood for the mob to catch him. They then started to beat him mercilessly despite pleading that he knew nothing about it but he just stopped the man on the way.
The angry mob didn’t listen to anything but continued to beat him. “They beat me and put me on the ground. After that, they put cement and petrol in my eyes and even decided to burn me.
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It took the intervention of the chief at the area that I wasn’t burnt.
He said
I became weak and couldn’t control myself. I found myself at the hospital after several days of coma. I couldn’t see anything again and when I was arraigned before the court of law, I was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment”, .
Ibrahim sadly narrated
Ibrahim is now pleading with the general public to help him because he is innocent. He is also seeking good medical care so he can see again. The Ghanaian prison system is not friendly to physically challenged individuals so their living there is very challenging.
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