Several people, who had thronged the Accra Central Magistrate Court yesterday to witness proceeding in the case in which 19 persons are being tried for their involvement in the murder of Major Maxwell Mahama, were stunned when they saw the suspects appearing in court each holding Bibles.
According to reports, all the suspects sung praises as they arrived at the court premises and while disembarking the vehicle that conveyed them.
The reports further indicated that the suspects who appeared to have repented from their sins and turned on a new leaf also prayed in the van before they alighted.
“There was drama in court today as we witnessed a rare spectacle. All the 19 suspects bowed their head and prayed as soon as they sat down in the court room. People who had gathered in court were very surprised at the conduct of the suspects as this behaviour has not been seen since hearing began,” the reports indicated.
The court adjourned the case to September 25, 2017 awaiting the Attorney-General’s advice.
The deceased, Major Mahama, an officer of the 5th Infantry Battalion, was said to have been on his daily jogging routine on Monday [May 29, 2017], when some angry youth of Denkyire Obausi, now New Obuasi, attacked him, allegedly on suspicion of being an armed robber.
The police subsequently arrested over fifty suspects who had fled the town to other regions in the country.
