Bloody Clash At Adoagyiri; 3 Killed Over Chieftaincy Dispute 

Three people have reportedly been shot to death at Adoagyiri in the Adoagyiri Nsawam municipality of the Eastern Region during a fight between the taskforce of Akem Abuakwa and elders from the Dwumana Royal family of Adoagyiri.

Unconfirmed reports say the fight started this afternoon of Tuesday August 29, 2023 when the hired thugs from the Akyem Abuakwa stormed the palace of Adoagyiri and attacked the people of Dwumana Royal family of Adoagyiri.

Two persons from the Akyem Abuakwa were confirmed shot death whilst one person was killed from the Dwumana Royal family of Adoagyiri.

It would be recalled that there is growing tension in Adoagyiri, the farming community in the Adoagyiri Nsawam municipality of the Eastern Region.

This development follows the quick security measures put in place by the national security personnel to stop the plan coronation of a rival chief, known in his private life as Odehye Kwabena Ntiamoah, clandestinely and illegally enstooled over the weekend at Adoagyiri with the stool name Barima Adu Korkor lll.

However, the national security agencies, according to the information available to this reporter have stopped officially coronation of a rival chief into public scheduled to take off  on Saturday August 2023 after the Ghana Police Administration has served a warning letter to Odehye Kwabena Ntiamoah and his followers.

On Saturday August 19, 2023, Odehye Kwame Ntiamoah from the Dwumana royal family of Adoagyiri was installed by some self seeking elders with the supreme support of the Paramount Chief of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panyi and the Kyebi District Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Magnus Reindorf Sam unscrupulous as rival Chief of Adoagyiri under heavily armed police personnel led by Chief Superintendent Magnus Reindorf Sam, Kibi Divisional Police Commander with support of Okyeman Land Protection Taskforce.

The furious sub-chiefs and elders however say Adoagyiri has legitimately gazetted chief for the past 15 years in the person of Okoanadwo Afutu Dompreh II therefore described the enstoolment of the parallel chief as illegal with potential threat to the peace of the town.

At a press conference in Adoagyiri on Monday August 23, 2023 the chiefs, elders and youth of Adoagyiri clad in red and black apparels amid chanting of war songs, stated that Adoagyiri has never been part of Akyem Abuakwa traditional area rather under Akyem Kotoku therefore Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin and Akyem Abuakwa traditional council has no legal and traditional right to invade the community with tacit support of the state to enstool a chief.

Odehye Kronkron Nana Kwabena Agyemang ,one of the spokespersons at the press conference said, “Kyebihene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin must be arrested .What he has done is treason.We will resist them on Saturday with our blood. Some of us will die but many of them will also die”.

Odiatuo Okatakyie Afrifa ,Abakomahene said several petitions sent to the Presidency, Ghana Police Service, National Security about the intention of Okyenhene to invade Adoagyiri to illegally enstool a chief as part of the broader plan to annex it as part of Akyem Abuakwa were been ignored leaving them no option than to defend their land and tradition going forward.

For purpose of emphasis, he said,the Judicial Committee of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs on 2 February 2022, delivered judgement on suit number- JC/ERHC/AP1/2008, and gave legitimacy and confirmed Okoanadwo Afutu Dompreh II as Chief of Adoagyiri and Ankobeahene of Akyem Kotoku Traditional Council, “so on what basis is Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council saying that Kotoku Adoagyiri has no chief”.

The elders and kingmakers gave the historical antecedent of Adoagyiri and credible records indicating clearly that Adoagyiri is under Akyem Kotoku Traditional Area.

“Adoagyiri has since historical times been part of Akyem Kotoku and falls directly under the Gyase Division. It holds the title of Ankobeahene of Akyem Kotoku Traditional Council from the first chief Nana Dompreh Mpesempese to date.Available records indicate that all substantive Adoagyiri chiefs have been part of the Akyem Kotoku state, including the records and evidence of Okoanadwo Adu Korkoor II as chief of Adoagyiri and Ankoabehene of Akyem Kotoku State with gazette number “No-59” issued on 18th June 1955 by the National House of Chiefs,” they added.

They indicated that Nana Adu Korkor II was installed chief at Adoagyiri and sent to Akyem Kotoku to pay allegiance to the then acting President of Akyem Kotoku Traditional Council Nana Abrokwa Gyampim I (Kontihene of Akyem Kotoku) in 1953 in the absence of the Omanhene of Akyem Kotoku Traditional Area.

“What has the Abuakwa state been doing since 8th November, 2007 when Okoanadwo Afutu Dompreh II swore the oath of allegiance to Kotokuhene, Oseadeayo Dr. Frimpong Manso IV”.

Some angry residents who claim to be members of the ruling New Patriotic Party express their disappointment in President Akufo Addo for looking unconcerned for Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin to abuse state security commit such grievous traditional act.

They threatened to vote against the party in 2024.

A libation was poured and cursed invoked on persons involved in last Saturday uncustomary enstoolment.

have cleared the air by way of stripping the Paramount Chief of Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panyi naked in the public.

At an open display of their anger at a crowed press conference held on Wednesday August 23, 2023 at Adoagyiri, the elders stated categorically that there is no chieftaincy title known in Akyem lands known as Okyenhene.

They stressed that the Okyenhene chieftaincy title being claimed by Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panyi is a stolen title, calling on the general public and citizens of Akyem lands to stop calling him with the Okyenhene chieftaincy title since it is a stolen title.

"We are telling the whole world today that per the traditions and customs in Akyem lands, there is no chieftaincy title called Akyemhene because the people of Akyem are not Ashanti people who have a overlord chieftaincy title known as Asantehene."

There is no chief or anyone called Akyemhene in Akyem lands. And in Akyem, what we have  Kotukomahene, Akyem Abuakwamanhene and
Akyem Bosomemanhene. So we are saying that Adoagyiri is under the kyem Kotoku but didn't fall under the Akyem Abuakwa.

They warned Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panyi that he has no power to install chief in Adoagyiri as he was reportedly to have done currently by making that diabolical move to illegally install Odehyee Kwabena Ntiamoah from the Dwumana Royal Family of Adoagyiri as Chief of Adoagyiri under the fake tool name Barima Adu Korkor lll.