THE Aowin Traditional Council (ATC) has appealed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to show interest in chieftaincy matters in the area, especially the recent assassination attempt on the life of the Omanhene of the area, Beyeeman Tano Kwaw Benbuin III.
According to the ATC, since Beyeeman Tano Kwaw Benbuin III ascended the stool as Omanhene, there have been several attempts on his life.
Speaking to the media, the chief of Aowin Nkwanta, Nana Kojo Ntow III, said there have been seven assassination attempts on the life of the Omanhene, since he ascended the stool on March 23, 2019.
He accused a faction in the chieftaincy dispute of being behind all the attempts to kill the chief. Though The Chronicle does not have any evidence to corroborate the allegation being made by Nana Kojo Ntow III, the latter insisted that those behind the ‘elimination’ plot contested the paramount chief, but lost when the stool became vacant.
He claimed the said faction filed a petition at the Western Regional House of Chiefs (WRHC) challenging the enstoolment of the sitting chief but lost. They subsequently filed an appeal at the National House of Chiefs (NHC), which is yet to be determined.
According to Nana Kojo Ntow III, a recent attack on the Omanhene and the palace make them believe that the paramount chief’s opponents were behind the plot.
He alleged that the paramount chief had assembled his elders and were deliberating on issues affecting the traditional area when all of a sudden, thugs entered the palace to attack them, but they miraculously escaped from being harmed.
Nana Kojo Ntow III further told the media that Kwaku Peace, Daniel Iddrisu, Kwaku Njamah, Fada and many others were captured by the Close Circuit Television (CCTV) in the palace as some of thugs who attacked them.
The chief did not, however, show to the reporters footage of the incident as captured by the CCTV. He said, after attacking the palace, the thugs slaughtered a ram to indicate that they have destooled the Omanhene.
According to him, though the issue was reported to the Police, all the suspects have all been set free, despite the overwhelming evidence against them.
The decision to set the suspects free, he continued, has convinced them that the police were not ready to give them justice.
As a result, they are appealing to the IGP to take interest in the chieftaincy matters in the area and act accordingly by investigating the assassination attempts on the life of the Omanhene and the palace.
