The gunman who invaded the public funeral ground at Akyem Kade in the Eastern region in an attempt to assassinate the Kadehene Osabarima Agyare Tinadu II is expected to be arraigned before the court today.
The police filed his case in court on Monday, September 12, 2022, to be registered.
The 42-year-old suspect, Osei Forson Kwadwo, and his accomplices stormed the funeral ground, scattered chairs, and pushed down the stool of the chief.
Upon seeing the arrival of the Chief of Akyem Kade Osabarima Agyare Tinadu II and his entourage at the funeral ground, the gunman appeared on the dais where the Chief and elders were heading to sit
He pointed the gun at the Chief and threatened to shoot him if he ever attempt to sit on the platform.
Fear and panic suddenly gripped mourners and sympathizers present at the funeral.
The armless members of the police band present at the funeral ground like civilians were helpless as they anxiously looked at the suspect who brandished the gun in readiness to pull the trigger.
The suspect daringly started firing warning shots indiscriminately forcing almost everybody at the funeral to run helter-skelter for safety leaving the Chief and his entourage of elders to their fate.
However, the police CID arrived at the scene to arrest the suspect.
He was granted bail by the police to be prepared before the court for prosecution at later date probably today Tuesday, September 14, 2022.
Nana Kwasi Darkwa, an opinion leader in the community said the suspect must serve as a scapegoat to end acts of lawlessness in the community.
The incident has been linked to the 13-year-old protracted chieftaincy dispute in Akyem Kade traditional area.
The Chief of Akyem Kade Osabarima Asare Tinadu II has been properly gazetted but a faction in the same royal family has similarly enstooled parallel chief hence peace of the traditional area is intermittently disturbed.
The chieftaincy dispute is currently pending before the National House of Chiefs for determination.
The Municipal Chief Executive for Kwaebibirim, Seth Antwi Bosiako, said Chieftaincy disputes remain a major threat to the peace and stability of the municipality and therefore called on the Inspector General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare to intervene to beef up security to forestall any deadly clashes.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
