Uneasy calm at Anweaso following disappearance of a 25-year-old woman

There is an uneasy call in the Muslim community at Anweaso in the Denkyembour District of the Eastern Region following the mysterious disappearance of a 25-year-old woman, Danjuma Laliatu, who went missing after a confrontation with a man, Kwadwo Ahenfie, over a farm boundary dispute on October 7, 2024.

According to a report by citifmonline.com, relatives of the young woman say she returned home from her farm on October 7, 2024, with multiple injuries, alleging she had been attacked by Kwadwo Ahenfie, whom she shares a farm boundary with.

They narrated that she fought back and managed to escape, sustaining several injuries and ending up losing her wrist beads in the process.

Despite her injuries, she later decided to return to the farm to retrieve her belongings but never returned home.

Although the suspect, Kwadwo Ahenfie, was subsequently arrested by the Akwatia Police on October 8, 2024, he was released the same day, and his family threw a party for him, a situation that has infuriated the family and friends of the missing young woman.

“We were at Bodua when we heard that our daughter had a fight with a gentleman called Kwadwo in her farm and has been badly injured. We proceeded to the scene after lodging complaints with the police and traditional authority, an announcement was made and the youth organised a search party where we saw evidence at the scene of the incident and took pictures but did not locate our daughter.

“Later at the police station the gentleman in question admitted assaulting our daughter at the farm and the police decided to detain him but to our surprise, he was released the same day and his family took him on a parade celebrating his release.

“We are disappointed in the police for releasing the suspect so easily. We want the IGP to take over this case and launch a proper investigation," , Alidu Issah, a spokesperson for the family, stated.

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