The chief of Kpatseredor, Agotor, and Hwuapa, farming communities within the Great Ningo Traditional Area of the Ningo-Prampram District, is appealing to the government, as a matter of urgency to intervene in a chieftaincy dispute that has become a subject of gunshots in recent times in the area.
Nene Naryertey Agborkey III has for the second time been lucky to escape death after he and three members of his entourage were at the receiving end of several gunshots when they were returning from a meeting at their village to Accra.
This has left the chief sustaining wounds all over his upper body and he is on the verge of losing his left eye. He is currently undergoing surgery to retrieve some bullets.
Meanwhile, the Ningo-Prampram District Police Command has confirmed the incident, adding that two persons have been arrested while investigations are ongoing.
According to Nene Agborkey, he was successfully installed as the chief of Kpatseredo, Agotor, and Hwuapa on April 11, 2011. He has been working with the elders at the village all these while until it got to a time when some people within the same community rose against me.
“Anytime we tried to hold a meeting, they would come to attack us. We have tried to resolve this issue on several occasions but no avail. Last year, we went to the village and these same people came to attack us”, he cried.
He continued, “These attacks started after we realized that somebody was raising a structure on my father’s farmland… we made a report to the police and the person arrested. However, it appears the police are not helping us after that incident.”
On June 9, the chief went for a meeting with his elders and when they were returning to Accra, they were ambushed by the same suspected people. He then realized he has been hurt in the face, forehead, and neck.
“Three bullets entered my forehead, and four on top of my eyes, four behind my neck. Then, I realized something had hit my eyes. My entourage urged me to drive on else we would be killed. I have to summon the courage to drive away so that they would not kill us, which I managed to drive away.
Trying to find out if he has any suspect in mind, Nene Agborkey told the reporter that prior to his attack on June 9th, he heard that someone he describes as his cousin has sent people after his life.
“Before then, I had information that one of my cousins was saying he will bring armed robbers to attack me so, I suspect him within the Great Ningo Traditional Area for such occurrences
He said the recent killings of some chiefs of Ningo, Ada, and Prampram call for swift and urgent government intervention since his subjects are living in fear and panic.
“I am urging the government to take the necessary steps to intervene in the situations within Ningo Traditional Areas since we do not know whereabout of these attackers. They sometimes attack our farmers on their farmlands, ceased their farm for sand mining”, he pleaded.
He also appealed to the government for police post because from Tsopoli or Prampram, where the police post is located to the Kpatseredor village and its environs is a bit distant, therefore, before the police would get to the place of their attack, the harm had already have been caused and the perpetrators were gone.
