General News of Thursday, 19 February 2004

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The 129 Executions At Nsawam Range

As the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) embarks on its last nationwide tour before winding up within the next five months, interest in its proceedings has begun to soar.

This interest has been sustained by the possible re-appearance of ex-President Jerry Rawlings and Capt. Kojo Tsikata (rtd).

These are the list of 137 executions which took place at the Nsawam firing range, between May 18, 1984 and July 17, 1993. They were executed in 15 batches and include those found guilty of subversion, armed robbery and fraud.

Execution by firing squad during Rawlings era from the PNDC to NDC regimes

1st BATCH 18/5/84

1. Tijani Suleman

2. Awuley Lartey

3. Samuel Quaye

2nd BATCH 26/5/84

1. Joseph Aryee Dick

2. Frank Alando

3. Ebenezer Obeng

4. Ferguson

3rd BATCH 19/9/84

1. Flt. Lt. Kojo lee

2. Issahaka Fuseini

3. Sumail Wangara

4. Issahaka Bukari

5. Nii Amu Addy

6. Sgt. ?T? Wayo

7. Nyamekye

8. Kwakuvi

9. Kwaku Norkor

10. Azuma Dagarti

4th BATCH 23/3/85

1. Danjuma Abdul Raman

2. Tettey Nartey

3. Douglas Aryeetey

5TH BATCH 24/5/85

1. George Salami

2. Kofi Osei Ricky

3. Augustus Owuo

6TH BATCH 26/5/85

1. Major Twumasi

2. Major Ocran

3. Sgt. Issahaka

4. Sgt. Anku

5. Ibrahim Baba

6. Pte. Holdbrook

7. Abu (Taller)

8. Azina Nartey

7TH BATCH 31/5/85

1. Kwame Adu

2. Mark Boaham

3. Joseph Odonkor

8TH BATCH 20/5/86

1. Godwin M. Goka

2. Samuel Atta

3. Brefo Berko

4. A.B. Kankani

5. Kyereme Djan

6. C. Koomson

7. W.O. II Aforo

8. Sgt. R. Kwaku

9. Samuel Torsoo

10. Kwaku Torsoo

11. George Badame

12. Anthony Kofie

13. Seidu Salifu

14. Sulemana (killer)

15. Seth Amponsah

16. Kwame Addo

9TH BATCH 26/12/86

Kwabena Sarfo

Joseph Forson

Kwame Mathias

Osmanu (Jamaica)

10TH BATCH 26/7/87

1. Joseph Annan

2. Baba Abaana

3. Sanni Haruna

4. Samuel Dughatey

5. Meiriga Mohammed

6. Martin Margquaye

7. Martin Balame

8. Adamu Mohammed

9. Rashid Awolowo

10. Kwabena Asare

11. Narh Cofie

11TH BATCH 26/6/88

1. Wahaab

2. Oko (Zion)

3. Las Palmas

4. Emmanuel

5. German Cargo

6. Chorkor Spanner

7. Love Chieo

8. Mahammed

9. Kwasi Twum

10. Edward Martey

11. Moses

12. K.C. George Kudaya

13. Alidu Musah

14. Adams

15. Mark Conney

12TH BATCH 3/9/88

1. Kofi Buor

2. Atta Kussasi

3. Kwaku Duah

4. Philip Duah

5. Francis Anab

6. Olu Biney

7. Acheampong

8. Argos (OSA)

9. Moro Sapianu

10. Kwesi Kakraba

11. Opoku Amane

13TH BATCH 1/10/88

1. Nana Adjei

2. Kwateng

3. Paul Jackson

4. Ben Affi

5. Okomfo Agyemang

6. Kwame Ofori

7. Delle

8. Boscoe

9. Osmanu

10. Nana Twene Bafor

14TH BATCH 3/2/90

1. Kwesi Agbenyor

2. Mustapha Amidu

3. Seth Sowah Akrong

4. Ben Teiko Aryee

5. Emmanuel T. Abenseh

6. Issifu Salifu

7. Kwame Azanu

8. Awudu Sulley

9. Kwaku Dagbah

15TH BATCH 17/7/93

1. Mustapha Bruce

2. Godfred Nyavie

3. Atta Bruce

4. Moses K. Akrong

5. Eric Nii Adu Addo

6. Vincent Ayivor

7. Zakari Salifu

8. Issah Issahaka

9. Kwame Nkansah

10. Kweiper Yartey

11. Yaw Medagodzi

12. Benjamin Mireku

13. Samuel Akiti

14. Odartey Aryee

15. Ahmed Smide

16. Abu Hashiru

17. Kofi Koduah

18. Mohammed Ali

19. John Cudjo