Gomoa Obuasi is a farming community with a population of over 7,000 but has had a chieftaincy dispute for the past 5 years until Nananom of Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Council stepped in and installed a new chief.
Today, the newly installed Chief of Gomoa Obuasi, Nana Mbir Asomako, and his elders were having a family meeting at the Chief Palace when some youth allegedly belonging to the other side mobilized some youth and stunned the Chief and his elders leaving six people seriously injured.
Sources within the Police indicate that the Omanhene of Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Council, Obremong Nyanful Akrampah in consultation with Gomoa Obuasi authorities appointed One Kwabena Atta as acting chief of the community until they installed a new chief after the main chief died some years ago but after installing the chief the regent has failed to hand over power to the new chief while led to the fight.
The head of the Gomoa Obuasi Asona Royal family Agya Amoh is in critical condition while five others are also injured and receiving treatment at Agona Swedru Municipal Hospital.
The unidentified youth vandalized the chief palace, and two cars belonging to the New chief, Nana Mbir Asomako, and also assaulted some family members including the head of the family.
Speaking to Onua News, Chief of Gomoa Obuasi Nana Mbir Asomako (ix) said the unidentified youth stoned them for over three hours before they managed to escape from the palace to Agona Swedru Divisional Police Command.
Nana Mbir Asomako said, the said group sprayed the chief palace with Petrol and nearly set them Ablaze.
Nana Mbir Asomako called on the IGP to beef up security in Gomoa Obuasi and alleged that is the same person Kwabena Atta who mobilized the same youth and destroyed Gomoa Obuasi police station some months ago after an Okada rider was beheaded in one of the villages.
Voice Nana Mbir Asomako IX.
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