The 'strong room' of
the powerful god, Antoa Nyama, in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti
Region has been raided by thieves who stole gold ornaments and other valuables
worth thousands of cedis, it has been reported.
The Ghanaian Times
reported on Thursday that timing of the theft is not clear, but it was
discovered on Tuesday.
Six people in charge
of the strong room were subsequently arrested by the police in connection with
the theft, the report stated, adding that the incident has sent chills down the
spines of inhabitants, who are wondering whether the name 'Antoa Nyama' did not
invoke any fear in the thug thugs.
Antoa Nyamaa is a
popular river god deity with its shrine located at Antoa in the Ashanti Region
in Ghana.
DSP Emmanuel
Aduboahen, Kenyasi District Police Commander confirmed the incident to The
Ghanaian Times, and said the theft was strange, judging from where the strong
room is located.
The Ghanaian Times
report also noted that the thieves took away idols believed to contain
some gold ornaments.
Some sources at the
shrine told the Times that people hardly went into the strong room, and that
the last time the chief custodian visited there, was four years ago.
The sources said the
people at the shrine were yet to come to terms with the theft.
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