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Three Indian Catholic priests based were brutally beaten by a mob at a fuel station in Nkwanta, in Kpassa in the Nkwanta-North District of the Oti Region, Ghana.
The priests, Father Robinson Melkis, Father Frank Henry Jacob, and Father Martin George, are members of the Capuchin Friars and have been engaged in missionary activities in the country since 2005.
The attack was so severe that Father Frank Henry Jacob lost hearing in one ear and has been referred to Yendi Hospital for further medical attention.
According to Monsignor Joseph Kofi Nsiah, the Vicar-General of the Catholic Diocese of Jasikan,” the group was at a filling station to refuel the equipment when the mob attacked, accusing them of attempting to steal the machinery. For 30 minutes, the mob mercilessly beat them until officers of the Ghana Immigration Service intervened.”
Parts of the attack were captured on video and have been widely circulated on social media.
The priests were remanded into police custody, and the equipment was impounded. However, through the intervention of Monsignor Nsiah, they have since been granted bail pending further investigation.
Meanwhile, the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) branch in the Nkwanta-South Constituency has issued an unqualified apology to the three Indian Catholic priests and the Jasikan Diocese of the Catholic Church.
