An ex-bodyguard of late former
President Jerry John Rawlings, Sergeant Mugu Frimpong, has revealed his master
knew nothing about most crimes committed under his regime.
According to Sergeant Frimpong,
most of the crimes were committed by people who worked closely with the late
Statesman just to tarnish his image.
A situation, he said, made Mr Rawlings sad and felt
betrayed, especially with some killings that occurred under his tenure.
He disclosed this on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Monday while
recounting his work experience with Mr Rawlings.
Without mincing words, the
Sergeant said notable among them was the gruesome murder of Kumasi-based
Prophet Samuel Asare, who was widely known as Odifo Asare, the founder of ‘The Lord is my
Shepherd Church’.
Though Mr Rawlings was widely
criticised for the death of the man of God the former bodyguard said Mr
Rawlings was innocent of the incident and had no knowledge of the incident.
This, he added, made Mr Rawlings
angry and he ordered for a commission of enquiry to be set up.
History has it that Odifo Asare was tortured, shot and
burnt to death in the full glare of the people at Kejetia, the Central Business
District in Kumasi.
This was in February 1982 in the aftermath of Mr Rawlings’
coup in 1981.
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