An accused theft victim who was apprehended by students at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) was beaten mercilessly by an overwhelming mob of enraged students.

In a video of the event posted to Twitter by a user named @Gbe_Kor, the culprit is seen trying to flee for his life as a furious throng of students surrounds him and smacks him in the face repeatedly.

“Thief caught at Hall 7 ‘KNUST,“ @Gbe_Kor captioned the video.

It is unknown exactly what he is accused of taking or how he got inside the building in the first place. It's also unknown whether the suspect was turned over to the police or what ultimately happened to him.

A male instructor who was thought to be gay was reportedly beaten up by some people of Blue Town in Prestea in the Western Region for supposedly having sex with another guy, according to a previous report.

In a widely shared social media video, the man, who identified himself as a teacher at the Sankofa International School nearby, is seen wearing a tattered shirt and with blood oozing from the back of his ear as a result of the beatings.

The victim had transformed himself into a woman and gone to have intercourse with another man, according to a voice in the background of the video explaining how the incident happened.

“This is Odeefour TV, Every day we get to hear something different. This is a blue town in Pretea. The man you see here behaves like a woman and has gone to have sex with another man,” the narrator said in the local dialect, Twi.

A private measure that seeks to prohibit its actions in Ghana is currently in parliament awaiting approval. LGBTQI+ is still a contentious subject in Ghana.

The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also known as the Anti-the LGBTQ Bill, will inflict severe penalties on anyone found engaging in or supporting LGBTQ+ activities in the nation when it becomes law.