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Two supreme chiefs in Dixcove, in the western district of Ahanta, are arguing over who has the right to install another chief in the disputed region of Tourome.
Dixcove, a part of the colonial relic that is part of the socio-cultural fabric of Ghana, is a coastal town named Fort Dixcove, built in 1683 by the British.
The British transferred the Fort to the Dutch in 1868 and later four years later he was transferred to the British in 1872.
Fort Metal Cross, Dixcove, Western Region, Ghana, May 2012
This break in power between the British and the Dutch over control of cities has divided several communities into upper and lower zones. Axim, Sekondi and Komenda all have upper and lower areas.
And this split continues more than 300 years after its beginning, even as the two colonial powers are still far from the scene. In Dixcove, the British controlled the Haute, the Dutch controlled the Low.
Divided, there is Upper Dixcove where Obrempon Hima Dekyi became the supreme chief 336 years after the construction of the fort.
Below him is the Lower Dixcove where Nana Kwesi Agyeman IX is also the supreme leader.
It is the property of Turome, a territory located along the coast, which fueled the abduction of Supreme Chief Nana Kwasi Agyeman IX of the Lower Dixcove by a group that would have been ordered by the supreme chief of the Upper Dixcove, Obrempon Hima Dekyi.
The incident that took place last Sunday took place after the Lower Dixcove chief installed a chef for Turome.
Joynews Western regional correspondent, Inna-Thali Quansah, said three months ago, a chief from the same region under the traditional authority of the Haut Dixcove was disturbed by people linked to Bas Dixcove.
The installation of Lower Dixcove is seen as an opportunity for Upper Dixcove to avenge the troubles.
On Monday morning, their captors forced their way into Chief Nana Kwesi Agyeman's Lower Dixcove Palace and damaged objects, including the community transformer, which resulted in a total blackout in the area. They were later rescued by police officers from the West region.
Photo: Nana Kwasi Agyemang IX is the supreme chief of Lower Dixcove
The crushed cars of the kidnapped chief and the lacerations inflicted on four of his subjects with sharp machetes remain evidence of the attack.
The House of Heads of the West Region condemned the violence and the police announced the arrest of four people allegedly breaking into the palace.
This is the leader of Upper Dixcove who has not been arrested. While the police are investigating the violence of dawn, what does not require any investigation is who controls the Turome region.
A decision of 3 July 1980 of the High Court of Sekondi and a judgment of October 2001 confer the traditional control of Turome at Upper Dixcove.
A District Security Council meeting on July 20, 2016 also revealed that the supreme chief of the Lower Dixcove, Nana Kwasi Agyemany IX, had admitted that Turome was not for his supremacy.
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