Six individuals, including the Gomoa Obuasi Asona Royal Family Head Agya Amoh, are in critical condition and receiving treatment at Agona Swedru Municipal Hospital following violent clashes.
This follows a violent attack by some youth of Gomoa Obuasi on the chief, during which the palace and two of the chief’s vehicles were vandalised.
Gomoa Obuasi, a farming community of over 7,000 residents in the Central Region, has been embroiled in a chieftaincy dispute for the past five years.
The chiefs and elders of the Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Council had stepped in to appoint a new chief amid ongoing tensions.
Unfortunately, during a family meeting between the newly installed chief, Nana Mbir Asomako and some elders at the palace on Sunday, February 23, they were confronted by a group of youth, allegedly supporting a rival claimant.
The youth threw stones at them, resulting in injuries to six individuals.
According to police sources, following the death of the previous chief several years ago, the Omanhene of the Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Council, Obrempong Nyanful Akrampah, appointed Kwabena Atta as a caretaker chief.
However, after officially installing Nana Mbir Asomako IX as the new chief, there was a failure to transition power smoothly, leading to the confrontation.
The attackers not only vandalised the chief’s palace and vehicles but also assaulted family members, including the head of the royal family.
Nana Mbir Asomako reported in an interview monitored by The Ghana Report on Adom News that the assault lasted over three hours, leaving them with no choice but to flee to the Agona Swedru Divisional Police Command for safety.
He noted that the group attempted to set the palace on fire by spraying it with petrol.
Nana Mbir Asomako appealed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to enhance security measures in Gomoa Obuasi to prevent further incidents.
