{"id":290920,"date":"2017-02-03T12:44:22","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T12:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=290920"},"modified":"2017-02-03T12:44:22","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T12:44:22","slug":"ba-residents-in-fear-over-missing-corpses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=290920","title":{"rendered":"B\/A: Residents in fear over missing corpses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Residents of Miremano, a village near Drobo in the Jaman South District of the Brong Ahafo Region, are living in fear after they discovered some dead bodies have been exhumed from the village\u2019s cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>Two dead bodies were discovered to have been stolen from their graves in the cemetery last week, with two other tombs tampered with.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/03\/ba-residents-in-fear-over-missing-corpses\/cemetary-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-290921\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-290921\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cemetary-1.jpeg\" alt=\"cemetary-1\" width=\"1040\" height=\"584\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on behalf of the traditional authorities in the area, the Nkosouhene of Miremano, Nana Kwadwo Takyi, said they had received reports of the incident, but could not believe it until some messengers were sent there and reported same.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had a report that some graves had been tempered with at the cemetery so nananom sent some emissaries to go and verify, but unfortunately the information turned out to be true. Four graves were tempered with, but two had the bodies taken away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/03\/ba-residents-in-fear-over-missing-corpses\/cemetary-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-290924\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-290924\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cemetary-4.jpeg\" alt=\"cemetary-4\" width=\"1040\" height=\"584\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He added that even though an official report is yet to be made to the police, they are seriously undertaking their own investigations to identify persons behind the act.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that they have performed the necessary rituals in line with their customs, and called for the intervention of the gods to help apprehend the perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/03\/ba-residents-in-fear-over-missing-corpses\/cemetary-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-290922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-290922\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Cemetary-2.jpeg\" alt=\"cemetary-2\" width=\"1040\" height=\"584\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Assembly Member for the Miremano Electoral Area, Mr. Benneh Yaw Enoch, told <strong>Citi News<\/strong>\u00a0he believes the obscure nature of the crematory area aided the perpetrators to carry out the act without being noticed.<\/p>\n<p>He indicated that, he has ordered for the clearance of the cemetery area to forestall any such incident in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some residents who are unclear about the motives of the actors in the development, are calling on their local authorities to act swiftly to arrest persons behind it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Aboagye Addo Frank\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents of Miremano, a village near Drobo in the Jaman South District of the Brong Ahafo Region, are living in fear after they discovered some dead bodies have been exhumed from the village\u2019s cemetery. 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