Six persons sustain machete wounds as attempt to destool Abetifihene turns violent

Six individuals are currently receiving treatment at the hospital following a violent confrontation between residents of Kwahu Abetifi and a group of armed men who stormed the Abetifi Palace to attempt the destoolment of Kwahu Adontenhene Akyemfour Asiedu Agyemang III, the acting President of the Kwahu Traditional Area.

According to sources close to Citi News, tensions escalated when Obaapanyin Yaa Asantewaa, posing as the Abrewatia (chief’s wife) of the Kwahu area, arrived in Abetifi with a group of armed men.

Initially believed to be National Security operatives, the group escorted Yaa Asantewaa to the Abetifi Palace, where they detained Akyemfour Asiedu Agyemang III.

Yaa Asantewaa and her armed entourage then forcibly moved the acting President to a nearby older palace, where she allegedly performed traditional rites intended to destool him, including the slaughtering of a sheep as part of the ritual.

News of the attempted destoolment spread quickly, inciting local youth to gather, armed with machetes, in protest.

The situation threatened to escalate further, but the timely intervention of local law enforcement, supported by a team of police and military personnel, prevented more violence.

In response, traditional leaders in Abetifi conducted their own rites, reaffirming Akyemfour Asiedu Agyemang III as the legitimate chief and restoring him to his position at the main Abetifi Palace.

The police have since initiated investigations into the incident and later arrested Yaa Asantewaa and the armed men.

To avoid further violence from the angry mob, Yaa Asantewaa was escorted under strict protection, and the group was taken to the police station for safety.

-Citinewsroom