Gideon Adu-Boakye, an officer with the Ghana Prisons Service was lynched to death in Kasoa Iron City in circumstances similar to what led to the death of army officer, Adams Mahama.
Adu-Boakye who is stationed at the Nsawam Prisons reportedly went back home to visit family at Kasoa when he was killed.
According to reports, he left home on Sunday morning but never returned that day.
The disturbed family placed a report with the Ngleshie Amanfro police the next day and investigations led to the discovery of his dead body in a gutter at the junction of the Hope of Restoration School.