6 Sustain Deadly Injuries as Armed Group Attempts to Destool Kwahu Adontenhene

Six people are currently receiving hospital treatment following a brutal clash between residents of Kwahu Abetifi and a group of armed men who raided the Abetifi Palace in an attempt to destool Kwahu Adontenhene Akyemfour Asiedu Agyemang III, the acting President of the Kwahu Traditional Area.

Reports indicate that tensions flared when Obaapanyin Yaa Asantewaa, claiming to be the Abrewatia (chief’s wife) of the Kwahu area, arrived in Abetifi accompanied by the armed group. People initially mistook the group for National Security operatives.

The group escorted Yaa Asantewaa to the Abetifi Palace, where they detained Akyemfour Asiedu Agyemang III. Yaa Asantewaa and her entourage then reportedly transported the acting president to an older nearby palace, where she allegedly conducted traditional destoolment rites, including the symbolic slaughter of a sheep, as an attempt to remove him from his position.

When word of the said destoolment reached the townsfolk, they reacted in anger, drawing out machetes and injuring six in the deadly attack.

The police have initiated an investigation into the incident and subsequently arrested Yaa Asantewaa and her armed entourage. To prevent further unrest from the angry crowd, Yaa Asantewaa and the group were escorted under heavy protection to the police station for their safety.

This wouldn't be the first time youth of Kwahu have attempted to destool a chief. Earlier, some youth of Kwahu took bold action against the Kwahumanhene, Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II, over allegations of extortion and misconduct during his tenure as board chairman of the Agricultural Development Bank PLC (ADB).

The youth, dressed in black with red bands, stormed the Kwahu Paramountcy at Abene to present a petition to the Queen Mother, Nana Adwoa Gyamfua III, and the Adontenhene, Akyeamfour Asiedu Agyeman II.