Seidu Abagare was enskinned Bawku Naaba by Nayiri Naa Bohagu Abdulai Mahami Sheriga
The High Court in Accra has reportedly ordered the state to justify the continuous detention of ‘rival Bawku Naba’ Alhaji Seidu Abagre, who was arrested following the implementation of the mediation report by the Asantehene, which recommended the removal of the rival chief from Bawku.
According to a report by 3news, the court has asked the Office of the Attorney General to justify the state’s continuous detention of Alhaji Seidu in a written report, following the hearing of a habeas corpus application filed by his lawyers on Monday, January 12, 2025.
Alhaji Seidu’s lead counsel, Martin Kpedu, speaking to the media after the court proceedings on Monday, bemoaned the continuous detention of his client.
Kpedu also said that he has not been allowed access to his client since he was arrested by security officials.
The Asantehene’s mediation concluded that Zugraan Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II, the Kusasi enskinned Bawku Naaba, was the legitimate ruler of the area, as per the articles of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.
The Asantehene, therefore, asked the state to enforce the laws of the country that recognise Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II as the Overlord of Bawku and urged Nayiri Naa Bohagu Abdulai Mahami Sheriga, who enskinned a chief for Bawku, Seidu Abagre, to respect the law.
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“I have impressed upon my brother Nayiri to accept that recognition by law in appreciation of the enduring brotherhood that has existed between our two kingdoms, to ensure lasting peace and eliminate the national and international security threats that my brother himself is so concerned about.
“I have been candid with my brother Nayiri that the purported enskinment of Seidu Abagre as Bawku Naba can’t stand. I believe my brother Nayiri has come to terms with the difficulties that we have posed to achieve the lasting peace he desires,” the Asantehene said.
The Asantehene also recommended that the government should facilitate the safe movement of Alhaji Seidu Abagre from Bawku.
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