Professor Ransford Gyampo, the former Head of the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, has said that he once advised the late Major Maxwell Mahama not to make his gun visible to others, especially when off duty.
“I remember at the University of Ghana, he one day came to class with his pistol and made it visible, and some of the students got scared upon seeing the gun. And, so, I drove him out of the class, but as he was walking out from the class he humbly explained to me that he had to quickly rush to class from work and that was why he brought the pistol to class.
“I understood that explanation and advised him that in such a case, he should try and hide the pistol from people especially when he was attending class because not everyone would feel comfortable with a gun around,” Prof Gyampo, who taught the late Major Mahama at the University of Ghana, indicated.
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He said: “When I heard the report, whether it is true or not I cannot tell for now, that the people who lynched him spotted a gun on him, I quickly remembered that advice I gave to him some years ago, but nonetheless the people who carried out this heinous crime must be made to face the full rigours of the law, they must be punished by the law to serve as a deterrent to others.
“We all know it is very painful and traumatic when attacked by robbers or thieves, but that doesn’t justify instant justice.”
The late Major Maxwell Mahama will be buried today, Friday June 9, at the Osu Military Cemetery.