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KILLED! Nana Kwadwo Afordour<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE\nASAMPONGHENE, Oheneba Kwadwo Afoduor, has died mysteriously and the police, who\nsuspect a possible murder, are seriously hunting for his killers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nAshanti Regional Po"},"modified":"2019-08-20T10:07:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T10:07:14","slug":"otumfuos-asamponghene-killed-4-grabbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/20\/otumfuos-asamponghene-killed-4-grabbed\/","title":{"rendered":"Otumfuo\u2019s Asamponghene Killed, 4 Grabbed"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

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KILLED! Nana Kwadwo Afordour<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE
\nASAMPONGHENE, Oheneba Kwadwo Afoduor, has died mysteriously and the police, who
\nsuspect a possible murder, are seriously hunting for his killers.<\/p>\n

The
\nAshanti Regional Police Command quickly apprehended four people in Kumasi on
\nSunday to assist in investigations into the case which has sent tongues wagging
\nin the Ashanti Region as to how a prominent chief could be killed in that
\nmanner.<\/p>\n

Among
\nthe arrested people included a top traditional leader in Kumasi (name
\nwithheld), who was grilled around 2 a.m. on Monday at the Police Headquarters
\nin Kumasi.<\/p>\n

The
\ndeceased traditional leader, who lived in Kumasi, was surprisingly found dead
\nin his vehicle on the Ejura-Nkoranza road in the Ashanti Region on Sunday
\nevening.<\/p>\n

He
\nhad been stabbed multiple times at the back of his neck, his chest and other
\nareas on his body, thereby heightening suspicion that he was murdered.<\/p>\n

Police Account <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe
\nAshanti Regional Police Command is investigating the murder of Nana Kwadwo Afoduor,
\n46, Otumfuo\u2019s Asamponghene,\u201d a press release from the police stated.<\/p>\n

The
\nstatement added that \u201cthe chief\u2019s body was found in his vehicle on Sunday,
\nAugust 18, 2019 at about 4:30 p.m. near Ebuom on the Ejura-Nkoranza highway.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt
\nis believed the late chief was murdered and his body deposited at the back seat
\nof his Toyota Landcruiser vehicle and abandoned on the outskirts of the
\nvillage.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolice
\nhave since commenced investigations into the case and are working earnestly to
\nget the perpetrators arrested,\u201d the press release, issued
\nfew hours after his death, said.<\/p>\n

ASP
\nGodwin Ahianyo, the Ashanti Regional Police PRO, who signed the release,
\nappealed passionately to the public to volunteer information to the police.<\/p>\n

Possible Contract Killing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile,
\nchecks made by DAILY GUIDE<\/em><\/strong> indicated that what was seen at the crime scene could
\nindicate a possible contract killing.<\/p>\n

Eyewitnesses
\nsaid the deceased chief was said to have been bundled in his vehicle, which was
\ninitially believed to have been involved in a ghastly accident.<\/p>\n

According
\nto them, the chief\u2019s car was burning and so some church members who were
\npassing by helped to put off the fire with an extinguisher and it was in that
\nprocess that they found the chief\u2019s body and quickly alerted the police.<\/p>\n

Eyewitness
\naccounts indicated that the stomach area of Oheneba Kwadwo Afoduor was half
\nburnt and there were a lot of blood stains all over the body when it was found.<\/p>\n

The
\nbody was later on deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) morgue
\nin Kumasi by the police for autopsy.<\/p>\n

A
\nlot of people, including prominent traditional leaders in Kumasi, who were
\nstunned about the shocking death of the popular chief, rushed to the morgue.<\/p>\n

DAILY GUIDE Checks<\/strong><\/p>\n

In
\na related development, painstaking investigations made by DAILY GUIDE,<\/em><\/strong> revealed
\nthat the late chief was being owed huge amount of money by his friend in
\nKumasi.<\/p>\n

According
\nto reports, it is possible the chief had tried to retrieve the money from his
\ndebtor but he (chief) was murdered and his body dumped on the outskirts of
\nEjura.<\/p>\n

Sources
\nsuspected that those who killed the traditional leader had attempted to set his
\ncar ablaze in order to cover up their fiendish action.<\/p>\n

Asamponghene\u2019s Reign<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oheneba
\nKwadwo Afoduor, who is the owner of X5 Pub, a popular bar and restaurant in
\nKumasi, was enstooled as chief about four years ago.<\/p>\n

Close friends said his reign had been successful because he had embarked on several developmental projects in order to help better the lives of his subjects.<\/p>\n

FROM I.F. Joe Awuah Jnr., Kumasi <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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