A Ghanaian man has been captured in a viral video, shockingly whipping street beggars at Kwame Nkrumah Circle.
The man, in response to the growing nuisance of street beggars at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, took the law into his own hands, whipping out a belt to assault some of the elderly beggars stationed at the interchange.
In a viral video shared on X on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the unidentified man was seen wielding a belt and chasing the beggars who were fleeing in fear.
The footage has drawn massive criticism from social media users who described the act as inhumane and unjustifiable.
Many Ghanaians on social media have called on the Ghana Police Service to investigate the incident and take appropriate action against the man.
Some netizens on social media stated, “Oh, naa that’s not the right thing to do, he can be arrested for assault”.
“He should be arrested immediately. You can lash people on the streets because they’re begging, what about those begging online?? @GhPoliceService find and arrest him immediately”, one more netizen added.
Additionally, a netizen added, “That’s disturbing and completely out of line. No matter the frustration, taking the law into your own hands and assaulting vulnerable people is unjustifiable; he should face legal consequences for that”.
“Unfortunately, individuals cannot take the law into their own hands. He needs to be arrested and prosecuted as per the law”, a netizen added.
A Ghanaian added, “You no fit take the law into your own hands like that. Even if the beggars dey disturbing, beating them no go solve anything. The system for handling am properly, not violence. We for show small humanity, chale today be them, tomorrow fit be you”.
One more netizen added, “The law enforcers would collect their salaries at the end of the month for work they refuse to do. Their leaders don’t measure performance sitting in their offices; instead, of get into the streets to fix these errors”.
“This is totally wrong. Why do you have whiplash them all because they are there begging? He needs to be arrested. Imagine how their leaders from where they are from will act when they land on this video. It’s very wrong!!!”, another X user added.
Lastly, a netizen added, “This is what happens when the government fails to do their work. When the citizens complain every day and the government isn’t implementing its mandate, the citizens will resort to violence to eradicate the problem. Apparently, Nigerians would be facing this same issue very soon, SMH”.
Watch the video below:
A Ghanaian man in response to the growing nuisance of street beggars at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle took the law into his own hands, whipping out a belt to assault some of the elderly beggars stationed at the interchange. pic.twitter.com/VDObjfYsKJ
— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) October 29, 2025