One person has been beaten to death and several others sustained various degrees of injuries following a violent clash at the Ofaakor Palace in the Awutu Senya East Municipality.
The victim, identified as Kwame Odeneho, has been beaten to pulp by suspected land guards on Thursday morning.
Information gathered by Adom News‘ Kofi Adjei and monitored by myrepubliconline.com indicated the clashes were over the successor of the Kasoa Odupong Ofaakor Divisional Chief, Nai Awushie Tetteh.
The mother of the victim, speaking in an interview, said his son had blood oozing from his nose and mouth after he was beaten with sticks.
The security personnel have been drawn from the Ofaakor District and the Central East Regional Police Command.
They have currently brought the situation under control with calm being restored to the area.
