The Kwahu Traditional Council has dismissed reports suggesting that the Paramount Queen Mother of Kwahu, Nana Adwoa Gyamfuah III, was abducted during a security operation at the Abene Palace.
The Council described the widely circulated claims as entirely false and misleading.
According to the Council, the security activity at the palace stemmed from an interlocutory injunction issued on June 24, 2024, by the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs. The injunction, granted in favour of Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II, restrained Baffour Osei Akoto—who has been presenting himself as Kwahuhene—the Queen Mother, and others from interfering with the operations and duties of the legitimate chief at the Abene Palace.
The Ghana Police Service, acting on the court’s directive, moved to the palace to uphold peace and prevent potential confrontations. The Council emphasised that the Queen Mother does not reside at the Abene Palace, contrary to reports that she was kidnapped from the premises.
“No abduction has taken place,” the statement clarified, adding that those arrested during the operation remain in lawful custody and are in good health.
Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has directed the immediate release of the Queen Mother of Kwahu, Nana Adwoa Gyamfuah III, following an operation by some officers at the Abene Palace on the morning of Monday, November 17.
The IGP has also instructed the Police Professional Standards Bureau to investigate the circumstances surrounding the operation and ensure that any officer found culpable is sanctioned appropriately.
The Palace of the Paramount Chief of the Kwahu Traditional Council at Abene was reportedly attacked in the early hours of Monday, around 4 a.m., by armed men dressed in police uniforms claiming to be from the National Security.
Residents said they heard gunshots inside the palace before the alleged abduction of the Queenmother, who was present at the time of the incident.
Security has since been intensified in and around Kwahu to safeguard residents and visitors
