The police have arrested four persons in connection with the murder of Nana Owusu Korkor, the destooled Akwamuhene of Tanoso.
The suspects, who are currently in custody assisting with investigations, were picked up between November 11 and 12, 2025.
They are Issifu Addae, alias Akwasi Addae, aged 48; Stephen Gyamfi, aged 55; Augustine Arhinful, aged 42 and Martha Mansah, aged 65.
Interrogation
During interrogation, a police report said all four suspects denied any involvement in the murder.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that, Nana Korkor, had been destooled as the Akwamuhene of Tanoso, following which Nana Akyeampong Duodu was installed as his successor.
However, the late Nana Owusu Korkor rejected his destoolment and engaged the royal family in a series of court litigations.
It said it was further established that Nana Korkor, the deceased, was accused of misappropriating five gold bars belonging to the family and of selling family land to a developer after his destoolment.
Response
“In response, suspects Issifu, Stephen, Sampson, and Fosu reportedly visited the disputed land to prevent the developer from continuing work and seized his block-moulding machine.
During the confrontation, they allegedly threatened to “teach the Nana Korkor a lesson,” it said.
Meanwhile, Nana Akyeampong Duodu, the report said, who viewed Nana Korkor as a major obstacle to his chieftaincy, “is suspected to be the mastermind behind the crime.
Investigators believe he traveled to the United States as a decoy to establish an alibi.
It said police investigations were ongoing, and further developments will be communicated in due course.
