I Didn’t Kill Kutu Achaempong – Major Mahama’s Father Denies Rumours He Was Part Of The 1979 Firing Squad

  Father of the late Major Maxwell Mahama, Capt Dennis Mahama, has come out emphatically deny rumours that he was part of the firing squad that killed former President Ignatius Kutu Achaempong in 1979. Called to respond to allegations on his involvement in the firing squad which killed the late head of State, Mahama categorically […]

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