Nana Ogyeahohi Yaw Gyebi
The Paramount Chief of Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Area, Nana Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi ll, has publicly condemned the recent killing of a retired educationist and others in the area.
On April 20, 2017, 58-year-old retired educationist Samuel Benson Kwakye went to his cocoa farm at Sefwi Ahwiaso, but did not return home.
The following day, a search party, including policemen from Bibiani District and some civilians found Samuel Benson Kwakye dead on the farm, with multiple injuries on the body.
A divisional chief in the area, Nana Donkor Okyere Siabuor, who was implicated in the alleged contract killing involving GHc5,000, has been arrested.
Four other suspects, who allegedly aided in killing of the educationist, have also been arrested.
They are Adu Yaw, 35; Kweku Ntim, 38; Kofi Mduro, 57 and Kofi Jamal Attah, 26.
The suspects are in police custody pending further investigations.
Apart from that, one Kwabena Anane, 24, beheaded Kwame Subre, a taxi driver openly at Sefwi Nambro and took to his heels.
Commenting on the development at a traditional council meeting in the area, the Paramount chief remarked that “we condemn these murders in the strongest possible terms.”
He revealed that “since the name ‘Sefwi’ is used as a prefix for all the Sefwi towns when ever such killings take place in any of these areas, it dents the image of all people from Sefwi.”
The paramount chief, who is also the President of the Western Regional House of Chiefs, indicated that the suspects arrested in connection with the murder case had admitted committing the crime.
He also pointed out that the police were taking all the necessary steps to make sure that the perpetrators were dealt with.
Even though a traditional ruler in the area is among the suspects in one of the murder cases, we distance ourselves from these cruel acts, especially the killing of Nana Donkor, the retired educationist who taught most of the government officials in this area in primary school,” he mentioned.
The Paramount chief, who is also a board member of the Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC), gave assurance that the chiefs in the area would support the government to succeed in the fight against illegal mining also called ‘galamsey.’
The District Police Commander, Supt Nana Kumi accused some of the elders in the traditional council of planning to have him transferred from the district because he arrested the suspects in the murder of the retired headmaster.
However, the chiefs assured the police commander of their total support.
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area, Alfred Amoah explained to the chiefs that the government’s ‘one district one factory’ policy would soon begin to create jobs for the youth in the area.
He promised to collaborate with the chiefs to help move the district forward.
The district Forestry Commission officer also appealed to the chiefs and elders of the traditional council to help protect the forest and clamp down on illegal chainsaw activities and galamsey.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Bibiani