Calm Returns To President Mills’ Hometown

The Mfantseman Municipal Police Commander, ASP David Ashong, has denied media reports that one person has been arrested to assist the police in their investigations into the killing of three people at Ekumfi Narkwa in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region.

Three people, including 50-year-old Nana Kojo Agyase, who was the Ebusuapanyin of the Narkwa royal house, were beheaded by unknown assailants.

Their death created tension in the area, leading to clashes between the locals and the Ewe settlers.

The fierce ethnic clashes between the indigenous Fantes and Ewe settlers in the area on Thursday prompted some residents to flee the area.

An Ewe man who was earlier arrested in connection with the chaos is rather being held in protective custody after some people allegedly chased him for being linked to the violence.

Police denied any arrest of a suspect.

ASP Ashong promised his outfit’s commitment to protecting lives and property, adding that some of his men were still on the ground and would deal drastically with anybody who would try to cause mayhem.

He claimed some displaced people were now living with their friends, adding that everybody was going about their normal duties.

“The police are in control of the situation so nobody should panic,” he added.

The chief’s disappearance from Ekumfi in the Central Region, where President Atta Mills hails from, raised suspicion in the area, compelling the town to set up a search party.

His body was found buried in his coconut plantation, with his head severed off and parts of his body sticking out of the grave.

The situation infuriated the Fantes since they suspected the Ewe settlers of being behind Nana Agyase’s death. They started running riot and in the process torched seven thatched houses belonging to the Ewes, while about 10 people got injured during a shooting incident.

Seven of the victims were treated and discharged at the Saltpond Government Hospital, while others were transferred to the Central Regional Hospital.

Information gathered by DAILY GUIDE on Friday indicated that peace was gradually returning to the community.

Residents are also mourning the death of the three people who were killed.

DAILY GUIDE’s source revealed that most people in the area had been traumatized and did not know what might happen again, a situation which has compelled some Ewes to leave the place as others are also preparing vigorously to leave the area.

The Medical Director in Charge of the Central Regional Hospital, Dr Kofi Sarbin, told DAILY GUIDE that all the people who were transferred to the hospital during the shooting incident were doing well and in stable condition.