Angry youth would have broken into police cells to lynch a suspect who allegedly killed a pregnant woman and a 17-year-old girl at Atobra, a suburb of Tepa in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality of the Ashanti Region, if it hadn't been for the Tepa District Police Command's quick strategic intervention.
Godfred Aladago, a 25-year-old farmer, is accused of killing a pregnant woman, cutting her belly open and removing the unborn baby, as well as a pregnant woman's 17-year-old in-law.
The unusual event, according to witnesses, arose from a misunderstanding when the suspect alleged that the deceased's goat had trespassed to his house and devoured his farm produce.
Superintendent Martin Asenso, Tepa District Police Commander, explained the brutal occurrence on Akoma FM's show about current events and politics The suspect was held in jail Sunday afternoon, and an outraged teenager nearly broke into the cells to lynch him for the horrific conduct, according to a report released Monday, June 20.
"The suspect earlier came to lodge a complaint that some farmer's goats are stray and they have been eating his farm produce, and when he confronted them, they chopped his hand with a machete," Supt. Asenso informed presenter of the show Aduanaba Kofi Asante Ennin.
"A few minutes later, some irate youngsters arrived to the police station and claimed that the suspect had actually slain two women, saying their goat had chewed his maize," the Tepa District Police Commander continued.
Residents of Atobra community received the shock of their lives on Sunday afternoon, according to Ankobiahene of Tepa Nana Amoateng Tuffuor.
"We were at the palace yesterday," Ankobiahene Nana Amoateng Tuffuor explained, "and a young man in his late 30's barged into the palace and complained that some people are chasing him because he complained that their goats have eaten his maize, so I told him to go to the police station, not knowing that he was actually the one who has committed murder."
After narrating the ordeal, Nana Ankobiahene revealed that the complainant seemed to be the murderer.
"As the town's chief, I've never seen or heard anything like this before. This is a forbidden subject, and we are considering consulting the gods to determine how to cleanse the land of such awful acts that have befallen our country in order to avoid disaster."
To avoid retaliation from the youth, the suspect has been transferred to the regional police command.
Rose Asibi, 30, and her in-law Rachel Alale, 17, have been identified as the two ladies who died.