Asantehene
Otumfuo
Osei
Tutu
II
has
cautioned
chiefs
under
his
jurisdiction
that
they
risk
losing
their
stools
if
found
complicit
in
land
guard-related
issues.
His
decision
is
pending
the
release
of
the
security
agency
committee’s
report.
The
Asantehene
expressed
deep
concern
over
the
escalating
menace
of
land
guards
in
Asanteman,
a
phenomenon
that
is
unprecedented
and
unacceptable
to
the
people
of
the
Ashanti
region.
His
decision
comes
on
the
heels
of
a
warning
issued
by
the
Ashanti
Regional
Security
Council
in
June,
which
alerted
residents
of
Kumasi
and
surrounding
areas
to
report
land
dispute
cases
to
the
appropriate
authorities,
in
a
bid
to
curb
the
growing
threat
of
land
guards.
On
Thursday,
July
4,
during
the
Asanteman
Council
meeting
following
the
Silver
Jubilee
celebrations
at
Manhyia
Palace,
Otumfuo
Osei
Tutu
II
announced
the
formation
of
a
security
agency
committee
tasked
with
investigating
and
addressing
the
illicit
activities
of
land
guards,
marking
a
significant
step
towards
restoring
peace
and
order
in
the
region.
“A
practice
that
didn’t
have
any
place
in
Asanteman
has
started
gaining
roots,
land
guards.
The
police
and
the
military
will
tell
me
where
the
practices
are
taking
place
and
all
those
who
will
be
implicated
will
lose
their
stools.
Let’s
wait
for
the
report
to
come
out,”
the
Asantehene
stated.
Asantehene
Otumfuo
Osei
Tutu
II
expressed
dismay
and
confusion
as
to
why
individuals
who
acquire
land
through
purchase
or
gift
resort
to
hiring
land
guards,
questioning
the
rationale
behind
such
actions
and
emphasising
the
need
for
peaceful
and
lawful
resolution
of
land
disputes.
“Lands
do
not
move,
and
they
cannot
be
taken
anywhere.
In
case
of
any
dispute,
there
are
modalities
to
settle
it.
When
I
gave
the
land
to
you,
I
didn’t
add
any
land
guards,
why
should
you
resort
to
them,”
he
asked.
The
Asantehene
reaffirmed
his
commitment
to
hold
accountable
any
chief
involved
in
illegal
mining,
stating
that
such
individuals
will
be
stripped
of
their
stools
and
removed
from
their
positions
of
authority,
to
curb
the
harmful
practice
and
protect
the
environment.
“I
will
investigate
any
chief
who
gets
implicated
in
any
illegal
mining
report
that
comes
before
me
henceforth
and
destool
you.
We
have
some
of
those
cases
pending
before
us
which
must
be
fast-tracked,”
Otumfuo
Osei
Tutu
II
warned.
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