{"id":247600,"date":"2024-11-07T19:35:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T19:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/07\/six-sustain-machete-wounds-as-attempt-to-destool-abetifihene-turns-violent\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T19:35:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T19:35:40","slug":"six-sustain-machete-wounds-as-attempt-to-destool-abetifihene-turns-violent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/07\/six-sustain-machete-wounds-as-attempt-to-destool-abetifihene-turns-violent\/","title":{"rendered":"Six sustain machete wounds as attempt to destool Abetifihene turns violent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Six individuals are currently receiving treatment at the hospital following a violent clash 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.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources close to Citi News, tensions escalated when Obaapanyin Yaa Asantewaa, posing as the Abrewatia (chief\u2019s wife) of the Kwahu area, arrived in Abetifi with a group of armed men.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1105276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-185458.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1166\" height=\"552\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Initially believed to be National Security operatives, the group escorted Yaa Asantewaa to the Abetifi Palace, where they detained Akyemfour Asiedu Agyemang III.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>News of the attempted destoolment spread quickly, inciting local youth to gather, armed with machetes, in protest.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1105279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-185351.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1085\" height=\"605\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The police have since initiated investigations into the incident, and later arrested Yaa Asantewaa and the armed men.<\/p>\n<p>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<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six individuals are currently receiving treatment at the hospital following a violent clash 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. 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