There is an uneasy calm at Amanase near Suhum along the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Eastern Region following the failed attempt to lure a school boy in the locality for ritual sacrifices. The youth of the town on Monday evening attacked a fetish priest, Kofi Adjololo, setting fire into his Toyota Camry car. The fetish priest as gathered told a certain man identified as Richard Narh, currently on the run, from Afienya to bring human parts for money rituals, a few days ago when he contacted him.
The man according to local sources, intentionally pretended to be drunkard and went to the Amanase Community on Sunday evening to look for the human parts, where he attempted to lure the year old boy and kidnap him, but was arrested by some youth who suspected his movements. The youth then traced contacts on the mobile phone and managed to identify the said Fetish Priest as the one behind which they reported the matter to the Regent of Amanase.
The Regent, Osabarima Obenfo Addo Agyekum who is Gyaasehene of Amanase quickly called the fetish priest that he wanted to see him at his palace, and later showed up on Monday evening with his colleagues. The aggressive youth, who had the information that the fetish priest had stormed the palace, rushed to the place in their numbers and set fire into the brand new car of Kofi Adjololo out over the arrest of five suspected ritual murderers, when the Police rushed there to rescue them.
Eastern Regional Police Command Acting Police PRO, Sergeant Francis Gomando who confirmed the incident to DGN Online said the Police received a distress call from Nana Addo Agyekum, that he had in his custody at his palace, suspects believed to be part of criminals indulging in ritual murder who were arrested and handed over to him by some youth but needed Police assistance to escort him to the Police station as the youth had surrounded his palace to subject them to instant justice.
According to the Police PRO, they quickly moved to the palace but they were violently resisted by the mob. He said reinforcement was called from Suhum and Kyebi where the Suhum Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Joseph Owusu, the Kibi Divisional Crime officer, and Coaltar District Commander also arrived at the scene with the reinforcement team yet Police could not matched the angry crowd.
