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General News of Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Source: Graphic.com.gh
2019-07-23
One of the people who were beaten by the attackers
Hired gangsters, allegedly engaged by a rival leader, terrorized the Lower Dixcove population in the western region, destroyed properties and abducted Omanhene, Nana Kwesi Agyeman IX, as a result of Border conflict.
Police in the western region, called to restore order, have placed the Lower Dixcove and Upper Dixcove areas under heavy surveillance, while claiming that Upper Dixcove Chief Obrempong Himan Dekyi was wanted to be questioned. .
When he was contacted, Obrempong Dekyi denied any involvement in recruiting thugs to attack another prime area.
He said that he would oblige the police to an invitation to an interrogation and that he was not a fugitive.
Removal
Ahanta West District Police Commander, Police Commissioner of Police (DSP), Mr. Valentine Akposu, told reporters that the preliminary police investigation had revealed that the two alleged perpetrators were reportedly under contract with Kwesimintsim, in the municipality of Effia-Kwesimintsim. , would have been led by Obrempong Dekyi himself to carry out the attack.
He added that some members of the community had told the police that the thugs had arrived just before midnight, armed with machetes, rifles, bread knives and explosives.
They forcibly broke through the metal door of Omanhene House, located almost in the center of the city, took Nana Agyeman hostage and badaulted her, while others destroyed the palace and other properties. finding nearby.
He said that other citizens who were caught in the frenzy were also beaten and injured.
The DSP, Mr Akposu, said that in addition to Omanhene, four other people were abducted.
He added that some members of Nana Agyeman's family had told the police that the thugs had tied up the chief's legs and hands, dragged him to the ground in a waiting vehicle, driven him with others in Upper Dixcove and locked them in a separate room. Obrempong Dekyi Palace.
Upon arrival at Obrempong Dekyi Palace, the thugs held a knife to Nana Agyeman's throat and threatened to kill him.
DSP Akposu said that when the police arrived at the scene, the thugs had fled with their captives and the residents could not tell where they had taken them.
"We went to Obrempong Dekyi Palace at this time of night and, interestingly, there was not a single person in the palace and adjacent houses.
"Our research revealed that the Omanhene of Lower Dixcove and four other people had been locked up in one of the rooms," he said.
Member of the family
Recalling their ordeal, a family member of Nana Agyeman who did not want to bear her name told The Daily Graphic on her hospital bed that the hooligans had used a machete to slice her back and other parts of her body. .
"Without the prompt intervention of the police, they would have killed Nana and four other people. Nana was almost naked and the police had to wear her clothes before transporting them to the hospital, "he said.
Nana Agyeman, former president and vice president of the House of Chiefs of the Western Region, suffered deep cuts and lacerations all over her body.
Some community leaders and elders were in Sekondi hospital to sympathize with Nana Agyeman and the other four.
The damage Police said the thugs also damaged the power transformer that served the community, which resulted in a complete blackout, allowing them to operate in the dark.
After the kidnapping of the chief, the Akposu DSP said, the thugs went to the beach where dozens of canoes, gas cans and piles of fishing nets repaired by fishermen ready for their next fishing expedition were set on fire.
Shops in the streets leading to Nana Agyeman Palace and a fort were all opened by force and some goods in stock were destroyed. Vehicles parked on the side of the road have not been spared.
Observation
Yesterday morning, when the Daily Graphic visited Dixcove, all fishing activities and economic activities were stalled, schoolchildren were not able to go to school, those who had lost objects counting their losses.
The team found that the power cables were on the ground and the power supply to the entire city was cut off.
The residents seemed frustrated because nobody knew where to get answers.
surveys
The public relations officer of the Western Region Police, DSP Olivia Ewuraabena Adiku, said the police had opened an investigation into the matter and called for calm in both communities.
Denial
When the Daily Graphic reached Obrempong Dekyi after more than 10 phone calls and two SMS, he vehemently denied any involvement in recruiting thugs to attack another prime area.
"I have never participated in this unfortunate incident in Lower Dixcove. I have never hired thugs and I do not even know who hired them or who were hired to do such a heinous act, "he said.
He described regrettable attempts to link him to the incident, adding, "I am a law-abiding citizen; the police know me. I spoke to the regional commander and they know me very well. Orders have my number; they know my office and my home. How can they then declare me wanted and pretend that they were looking for me?
"I join other well-meaning Ghanaians in condemning such an act. It's so unfortunate and I sympathize with Nana Agyeman, "he added.
Context
According to the Daily Graphic, the dispute involved a community known as Turom, which would be part of Lower Dixcove until the disappearance of its leader.
The impbade is currently receiving the attention of the House of Heads of the Western Region and the courts.
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