Tension is mounting at Beposo in Sekyere Central District in Ashanti Region, following the order by Nana Boamah Kwabi IV, Omanhene of Beposo, that all goats and black dogs should be taken out of the town.
According to Nana Kofi Asare, a linguist and spokesperson for the traditional council, said residents had 40 days to comply with the order, which expired on Sunday, July 5.
[contextly_sidebar id=”6ULohbhfOGTBSGzLCs3zV23WL7wEuetS”]A sub-chief who spoke to Ghana News Agency on condition of anonymity said about two months ago, a fetish priest from Seikwa in the Brong Ahafo Region visited the town and advised the paramount chief to remove all goats and black dogs from the town because they were the cause of recent deaths in the area.
According to the chief, the fetish priest attributed the deaths of some prominent citizens in the town and five members of the town who were victims of the June 3 disaster in Accra, as evidence of the operation of an unwanted spirit.
He said the priests advised the traditional council to remove the animals to avoid such continuous unpleasant occurances in future.
Meanwhile, residents who rear goats in the town have vowed to resist the order unless the traditional council comes out to give reasonable explanation for the order.
During an emergency meeting, at Beposo the goat owners argued that goat-rearing is part of farming activities and that is what they do to make a living.
Mr Yaw Kwarteng, a spokesperson of the goat owners said they are law abiding citizens and would not do anything to disturb the peace in the town but insisted that they would not remove the animals until there is justifiable reason.
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Source: GNA