Military men have rounded up youth in Boase in the Upper West Denkyira district in the Central Region.

This follows the lynching of an officer by some youth of the mining community.

The youth are being held as suspects in the criminal act.

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Captain Maxwell Mahama was lynched after the residents who had witnessed an armed robbery incident the night before raised an alarm.

He was reportedly carrying a gun and the residents led by the assemblyman organised some youth in the town to beat him to death and burnt his mortal remains.

The Ghana Armed Forces have since confirmed the incident and said investigations are ongoing.

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However, scores of armed military personnel have been deployed to Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region as they mount a search for residents said to have lynched the Captain in charge of the area.

A statement from the Ghana Armed Forces signed by the spokesperson for the Ghana Armed Forces, Col. Aggrey Quarshie said: "a high-powered fact-finding team led by the Chief of Army Staff is proceeding to the scene of the incident to ascertain the facts of the case."