Nana Kwaku Bonsam
Popular Traditional Priest, Kwaku Bonsam, has alleged that a
priest at the Antoa Palace must have been complicit in the stealing of the
‘black stool’ from the palace.
According to Nana Kwaku Bosam, “Nobody can steal from a
palace like that, unless the person knows about the dos and don’ts of the Antoa
god. It is possible that one of the priests of the Antoa Palace helped in the
stealing."
Some thieves broke into the palace of Antoa on November 17th
and stole some of a feared ‘black stool’.
The Chiefs and elders of Antoa arrived at the Manhyia palace
yesterday to formally brief the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II about the
incident.
The Chief Priest and Caretaker of ‘Antoa Nyama’, Nana
Asiamah has however debunked earlier reports that gold trinkets and other
valuable items were stolen from the shrine of the ‘Antoa Nyamaa’ river deity.
He claims the only stolen item is the ‘black stool’ that was
locked away in a secret room at the chief’s palace.
Antoa, a town in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti
Region is very popular because the most
dreaded Ashanti river deity and perhaps the most popular in Ghana, ‘Antoa Nyamaa’s
shrine is situated there.
Rituals have since begun at the Antoa Shrine in search of
the burglars of the stolen item.
But the Spiritual head of Kofi oo Kofi Shrine, Nana Kwaku
Bonsam believes that the Antoa deity will soon fish out the burglars.
He claims he has been praying to his god, Kofi oo Kofi to
help Antoa find the perpetuators.
“Just as all pastors share the joy and sorrow of their
fellow pastors, we traditional preists do same. If something happens to one
god, it happens to us all and that is why Kofi oo Kofi will intervene in this
issue,” he stated.
Source: Ghana | Myjoyonline.com|
