The Mpraeso District Court has remanded 26 individuals, including one female, into police custody for six days following their alleged involvement in a violent incident at the Abetifi Palace.

The suspects are set to reappear on November 14, 2024, in connection with the arrest and kidnapping of Akyemfour Asiedu Agyemang III, the Kwahu Abetifihene.

The clash, which occurred on Thursday, November 7, escalated when a group of armed men, led by Obaapanyin Yaa Asantewaa, attempted to destool Akyemfour Asiedu Agyemang III, who also serves as the acting President of the Kwahu Traditional Area.

Yaa Asantewaa, posing as the Abrewatia (chief’s wife), arrived in Abetifi with her entourage and allegedly took the acting President to a nearby older palace, where she performed traditional rites, including the ritual slaughter of a sheep, to depose him.

The attempted destoolment triggered protests from local youth, who armed themselves with machetes in response to the news. Six individuals were injured in the violence that followed.