An officer of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Charles Adaba described as "master marksman" had foiled an assassination attempt on Nana Kwabena Angu II, Apintohene of Awoduah in the Wassa West District.
The modus operandi of the 8-man assassin group recruited by one Alhaji allegedly in convenience with the Queen mother of Awoduah, Nana Efua Yaa Adwo was to invade the palace and kill the chief.
A CID source told the Ghana News Agency in Accra, that CID Investigator Adaba had recruited to provide arms and lead the group but fortunately, he leaked the information to the superiors who raided Tarkwa and arrest the group on December 10th, 2003.
The Police team led by Undercover Patrick E. Timbillah, CID headquarters, Operations Unit Accra also arrested the Nana Yaa Adwo, Ms Gladys KeeGya Council for Queen mother, Odikro Kwasi Ansah, Alex Sampson Armah, Kwao Kwaku and Mora Yahaya.
According to the source, a prize tag of 60 million cedis was to be paid to the group after, successfully executing the plot. The CID Source said the suspects had been put before a Circuit Court in Accra.
The CID headquarters in Accra on December 15 also took a statement from the Chief, Nana Angu.
Meanwhile, Nana Angu had commended the Inspector General of Police, in particular and the Police Administration for the swift response to the plot that had served the nation another chieftaincy tragedy. He also commended the Officers and men who undertook the operation for the exhibition of professionalism and decorum before, during and after the operation that prevented any repercussion and confrontation. Nana Angu, who briefed newsmen after giving a statement at the CID Headquarters in Accra also appealed to the IGP to reienforce the Police guard in Tarkwa and its surrounding areas to avert the Dagbon incident repeating itself.
The Apintohene also urged his subjects to exercise the greatest restraint during the period and called for unity.
He refuted allegations that he organized the arrest of the queen mother, stressing, "I was equally shock to receive both news of an attempt to kill, alleged linkages of my queen mother and the subsequent arrest."
Nana Angu said, "I am still in a state of bewilderment and only have to thank God, the Police and all others for my life, I now own my life to God and Ghana Police."
The Apintohene was flanked his lawyer, Mr Sammy Erickson Abakah of Gaisie Zwennes Hughes and Co Takoradi, other sub-chiefs and some citizens who resides in Accrs.
