The 'strong room' of the powerful
god, Antoa Nyama, in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region has been
raided by thieves who stole gold ornaments and other valuables worth thousands
of cedis.
It is not quite clear when exactly
the thievery occurred, though it came to light yesterday.
Six people in charge of the strong
room were subsequently arrested by the police in connection with the theft.
The incident has sent chills down
the spines of inhabitants, who are wondering whether the name 'Antoa Nyama' did
not invoke any fear in the thug thugs.
Antoa Nyamaa is a popular river god
deity with its shrine located at Antoa in the Ashanti Region in Ghana.
DSP Emmanuel Aduboahen, Kenyasi
District Police Commander confirmed the incident to The Ghanaian Times, and said
the theft was strange, judging from where the strong room is located.
DSP Aduboahen said the suspects had
been granted police enquiry bail to assist in investigations, but did not
mention the names.
The Ghanaian Times gathered that the
thieves took away idols believed to contain some gold ornaments.
Some sources at the shrine told the
Times that people hardly went into the strong room, and that the last time the
chief custodian visited there, was four years ago.
The sources said the people at the
shrine were yet to come to terms with the theft.
Source: Ghanaian Times
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