Okumkom escapes lynching at Manhyia

Police had to use teargas to disperse a mob that nearly lynched Nana Akwasi Agyeman, former Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive, when he decided to force his way into the Manhyia Palace to participate in a durbar to welcome President John Agyekum Kufuor and his entourage to the Kumasi Metropolis on Friday.

Dr Kofi Kesse Manfo, Ashanti Regional Police Commander, told the Ghana News Agency that Nana Agyemang arrived from his maternal home near the palace and decided to enter the palace through the museum gate.

He said the teeming supporters of the New Patriotic Party at the precincts of the palace prevented him from entering and a struggle ensued, resulting in a damage to the windscreen of his Toyota Landcruiser.

Dr Manfo said police personnel around had to use teargas to disperse the mob as they attacked Nana Agyeman.

He said the police, who went to his rescue, had to whisk him away from the scene to safety, and proceeding continued after calm had been restored.