Residents of Asawase F-Line, s suburb of Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region, were left in shock on Tuesday night after unidentified gunmen opened fire on the Kusaasi chief, Abdul-Malik Azenbe, killing him in cold blood.
The brazen attack occurred at about 8:30 p.m. near Morajo Bar, where the chief resides. Eyewitnesses told The Chronicle that the assailants, who were riding a motorbike, shot at the chief without any provocation.
The 45-year-old chief, who was enskinned as Kadi Naaba just three months ago, was rushed to the Manhyia District Hospital by onlookers and Good Samaritans.
He was later transferred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.
Security agencies have since launched an investigation into the incident. The motive behind the assassination remains unclear.
