A suspected armed robber has been lynched by a mob at Adum in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region after allegedly attacking a victim with a knife in an attempt to steal his mobile phone.

According to a witness, the incident occurred on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, around 5:00 AM.

Speaking to Opoku Adusei, a student journalist at the OTEC School of Journalism and Communication Studies, the witness stated that the suspect, along with two accomplices, attempted to rob a pedestrian of his mobile phone.

Reports indicate that the robbers ambushed the victim, attacked him with a knife, and stole his phone.