Ahanta West: Three in the grips of the law for an alleged unlawful instllation of chief .

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Three persons have been dragged before  the  Sekondi District Court for unlawful installation of a chief at  Aketenchie Divisional area in the Ahanta  West District   without the endorsement of the legitimate  king makers.
The case which involved three accused persons Nana Taiba ll, Kwaw Prah and Ernest Amoah has suffered couple of adjournment to enable the court to decide whether or not it has jurisdiction to trial the case.
Just this morning the court presided over by His Worship Jonathan Avogo ruled to enable the case to be heard.
This saw the  two of the accused persons being charged with Abatement and breach of the public peace with the third accused person, Kwaw Prah being charged with acting as a chief when not qualified.
The three accused person pleaded not guilty to their respective charges and where remanded accordinly.

 But upon a persistent plea by their Council the court granted the trio bail.
Presenting the fact of the case Surgent Patrick Amoh Mensah told the court that on 15th day of May 2015, Accused per person Kwaw Prah was secretly taken to Aketenchie township by Nana Taiba and Ernest Amoah and introduced him as the new chief of the town succeeding the late Nana Eben Ayeboafo VIII knowing very well does not in any way conforms with the customs and traditions of Aketenchie and   their action could spark violence in the town. 
The complainant Anthony David Nicol Sey  who also doubles as the Regent of Aketenchie upon hearing the matter lodge a complaint with Nana Baido Bonsu XV, the Omahene on receipt of the information called and advised accused persons to rescind their decision for Peace to prevail but the accused person refused to heed to the said advised.
The prosecution added that the complainants upon pressure from the king makers, elders and entire citizenry of Aketenchie reported the case to the police station.
This led the police to the arrest of the three accused persons and subsequently being brought before the court.
Prosecution after presenting the facts before the court called In the complainant Anthony David Nicol Sey to commence trail.
During his evidence in chief, Mr  Anthony David Nicol Sey led  substantive evidence to the point that he is the legitimate regent for Akentenchie and tendered in documents to attest to that fact.

He adds  having being recognized has the Regent for Akatenchie the Ahanta Traditional Council  periodically invites him for traditional meetings.
The complainant  being crossed examined by Lawyer John  Mercer further led evidence that "the third accused person Ekow Prah who claim to be the chief of Aketenchie with the stool Nana Eben Ayeboafo  IX could never be true".
This he explain that a search conducted at the regional house of chiefs reveals that no chief with the name Nana Eben Ayeboafo  IX has ever been registed.

He then   tended in the  search result   which court admitted as evidence.
The court however  adjourned the case to the 13th of March 2018 for the evidenced of the complainants witnesses to be taken.  .

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