Following a fight over a chieftaincy dispute in the Ashanti Region, two members of the Agyako Buoho community were hurt.
The conflict is the result of certain members of the community opposing the purported covert installation of a new chief in the region.
Some locals claim that because of the powerfully built men riding motorcycles, they live in constant danger.
There is tension as the palace is under siege to stop some royals from moving further with the enstoolment, Duncan Nkrumah Poku, a former presiding member of the Afigya Kwabre South District Assembly revealed.
“We know that Gyaasehene is selected from the Tano family, that is why we have sent a petition to Manhyia, but we have been reliably informed that they want to enstool a new Gyaasehene this evening which we won’t allow,” he said.
According to him, two protesters were injured and sent to the hospital after some police officers and strongly built individuals were sent to attack them.
To keep the peace, the locals have urged the Ashanti Regional Minister and the Ashanti Regional Police Chief to step in.
