Roaring residents besiege hotel for "kidnappers"

General News of Monday, January 28, 2019

Source: 3news.com

2019-01-28

Residents of Ahinkofi, a suburb of Sekondi in the metropolis of Sekondi-Takoradi, in the western region, Sunday besieged the Greenleaf Hotel, suspected that some Nigerians suspected of being abductors are staying there.

It appears from the story of a 19-year-old citizen, Emmanuel Aidoo, that four men reportedly attempted to abduct him on Friday, January 25, 2019.

Residents, numbering over a hundred, besieged the hotel in search of the alleged group of Nigerians lodged on the spot.

The indicted residents, some of whom were brandishing knives, planks of wood, machetes, broken blocks, swords and a locally made rifle, moved from room to room searching for the alleged suspects. Nigerians.

However, the search did not show anything.

Residents became more animated when they discovered a hole under the hotel that could hold more than 10 people at a time.

They showed Eric Yaw Adjei of 3news.com a hole leading to some sort of cave below the hotel, which raises questions as to why he should be there.

Emmanuel Aidoo, who claimed that some men had tried to kidnap him, said that they had asked for instructions to go to a funeral.

"I was even amazed that the funeral speakers emitted a powerful sound that would have easily followed them," he said.

While showing them the way, he said: "I saw three other people approaching my back and before I could do anything, one of them they held me back from behind.

Emmanuel Aidoo said: "I struggled, I freed myself and I ran away."

A group of well-built young men in the community decided to mercilessly treat anyone who was surprised.

Some also threatened to burn the hotel while the owner resisted when they wanted to search the rooms.

SWAT Superintendent West Command commander George Effah, who was on the scene with a team from the Takoradi Division Police Command, begged residents to remain calm and not control themselves. .

"We are aware of the pain experienced by the families of the victims, but whoever commits to the justice of the people always commits a crime."

He added: "At the moment, we want everyone to be cautious and voluntarily inform so that the police can act quickly."

Some spectators on the scene expressed concern that innocent people could be lynched if no precautions were taken.

They fear that many residents of Sekondi-Takoradi will become apprehensive and no longer wish to act violently by speaking of "Nigerian".