The deceased, identified as Makimor Yagyeger, was found floating in stagnant water.

Eyewitnesses who first spotted the body quickly alerted the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), which carried out a recovery operation to retrieve her remains.

Atebubu GNFS Station Officer 1, Kabori Sakari, confirmed the incident to Adom News and cautioned the public to remain vigilant, especially around water bodies during the rainy season.

Residents expressed shock and grief over the tragedy and are urging authorities to act swiftly to uncover the circumstances behind the child’s mysterious death. Some have called for a full-scale investigation, alleging possible foul play and demanding justice for the young girl.

The body has since been handed over to the police for further investigation and autopsy.

Source: Addai Abass

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The accident happened while they were responding to a distress call on Tuesday.

They were admitted to the Holy Family Hospital at Techiman but were asked to be airlifted to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra for further treatment.

Three of the four personnel who were critically injured are in sustainable conditions while the other life-threatening condition is out of danger and responding well to treatment.

The fifth person was treated and discharged on Wednesday from the Atebubu Government Hospital.

CFO Kuunuor has assured the victims of management’s commitment to seeing them fully recovered and medically fit.

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He lauded them for their commitment and diligently performing their duty even at the peril of their lives.

He also expressed his profound gratitude to the Fire Council Chairman; Kwame Ayimadu Antwi, the Interior and Defence Ministers and the entire management of the Atebubu Government Hospital.

Also to the Techiman Holy Family Hospital and 37 Military Hospital for their commitment and the immense support for their recovery.

 According to some residents, the deceased threatened to kill herself after her mother’s support for her younger sister during an argument.

Treating it lightly, they did not pay much attention to it since that was not the first time she had made such a statement.

However, they had the shock of their life on Thursday morning when they woke up to find her body hanging on a tree. 

 The deceased’s brother-in-law in an interview with Adom News, said her siblings mostly described her as being useless after she travelled and came home with nothing.

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‘’She tried to stab herself on Wednesday but I was around and I managed to take the knife from her. Her husband has gone to the village to bring foodstuff so I decided to check on her this morning, I knocked on her door but there was no response. I continued to search for her only to see her hanging on a tree,’’ he recounted. 

Meanwhile, the incident has been reported to the police with investigations underway while the body has been sent to the morgue.

She left behind a husband and a child.

The Krontihene of Nwomoasi, a suburb of Atebubu, Nana Kwame Tutu, has accused some police officers at the Atebubu District Police Command of assaulting him for seizing timber from illegal chainsaw operators.

Nana Kwame Tutu, narrating his ordeal on Adom TV morning show Badwam said his outfit had received a tip-off that some men had stormed the forest and were operating illegally.

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 “I, therefore, asked some youth of the town to go and seize the timber for the community,” he explained.

Nana Kwame Tutu indicated that just after the youth was about to convey the timber to the community, some unidentified police officers from stormed the forest, insisting they had orders to send the timber to Atebubu.

The police action did not go down well with the Krontihene thereby resulting in a misunderstanding between him and the police officers.

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Nana Kwame Tutu in the process of preventing the police from taking the timber to Atebubu was attacked by the policemen.

“When I tried stopping them, the police officers attacked me and slapped me, making me unconscious. I really didn’t understand their actions. They even dragged me on the floor and tore my attire. I later reported the matter to the police where medical forms were issued to me to go to a prang health centre for treatment” he narrated.

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But in a quick rebuttal, Atebubu District police commander, Chief Supt. Bright Boafo said his men only went there to help arrest the illegal chainsaw operators and didn’t go there to fight.

“My men only went there to cause the arrest of persons believed to be cutting down the trees. The chief was the first person to throw his hands and hit the police officers and so it could not be true that we attacked the Krontihene but investigations have commenced.” he said.

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Former National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s Member of Parliament for Atebubu-Amantin Constituency in the Bono East Region, Sanja Nanja, has been cautioned against engaging in any political activity in the area, lest he dies in the hands of the gods.

The alert follows a ban placed on the former MP by the traditional authorities from engaging in any social or political activity as well as any events organised within the Atebubu Traditional Area.

According to the Council, their decision stems from the former MP’s use of offensive words against the queen mother of the area, Nana Afiah Donyina II for which he has refused to apologize.

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Speaking in an interview with Adom News during a ceremony by the traditional rulers of the area, Nana Owusu Akyeaw Brempong II, said the action against the MP was to prevent any calamity the community may suffer should the MP venture into any such activities.

“We have sacrificed a ram to pacify the gods and to purify the community to avert any unforeseen happenings that may arise from his unguarded statements and to ensure peace in the socio-political life of the area,” he said.

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The Adikrofuor and queen mothers under the Atebubu Traditional Area have also been warned against receiving Sanja Nanja as a guest who is either visiting or there to campaign in the communities.

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They argue that since the capital of the region has eluded them, the only way to compensate the people is to appoint an indigene as the Regional Minister.

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A spokesperson for Atebubu Traditional Council, Nana Boakye Yiadom, made the appeal after Techiman was named as the capital for the Bono East region.

President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, issued a Constitutional Instrument to give legal backing to the creation of the region.

He assured that “this government, which facilitated the creation of this region, in compliance with the provisions of the Constitution, will help ensure the smooth take-off and development of Bono East.”

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But speaking on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem Thursday, Nana Boakye Yiadom said they were very disappointed when Techiman was named as the capital.

He said their expectations when championing for the creation of the new region was for Atebubu to be made capital.

“We were very sad and disappointed when the announcement was made because we believed Atebubu had all it takes to be capital but President Akufo-Addo knows best,” he said.

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The only way out, Nana Boakye Yiadom who is also the Awoakwahene of Atebubu said, is for one of their own to be made the Regional Minister in order to compensate the aggrieved chiefs and people.

During a town hall meeting last Friday, the MCE, Edward Owusu announced that the assembly will use part of its share of the fund to construct toilets, but the residents disagreed.

They complained that the municipality lacks more important basic infrastructures like motorable roads, potable water, and school; among others.

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However, speaking with DAILY GUIDE on phone, the MCE, Edward Owusu, said the decision to build the toilets is a central government one. “It is a directive from the ministry, and officials (coordinators) have come already to make feasibility studies on the projects. We were asked to construct public toilets and three boreholes.”

The Presiding Member for the assembly, Gariba Issah, also agreed with the MCE and explained that residents are not against the projects but what happened was NDC propaganda and they are using a local radio station to achieve that.

He said the decision to construct three toilet facilities at three electoral areas including Ahenfie, New Kokonpee and another area he could not immediately recollect, was based on needs assessment conducted by the assembly. “We do not force decisions on them, the people themselves decide what they want.

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“Some want water, others want feeder roads among others”, he said on the phone.

He, however, could not mention budget the assembly has earmarked for the projects.