Abudu gate denies attempt to murder Dagbon Regent

Abu Mubarik 01:03 - 09 April 2017

Spokesperson for the family, Alhassan Dokurugu said security briefing on the man showed that he is neither a close nor extended member of the Abudu family.

The Abudu royal gate in Dagbon has denied knowing the 26-year old man arrested on Thursday suspected of being on a murder mission at the Gbewaa Palace in Yendi in the Northern Region.

According to him, the suspect is a native of Bimbilla who had come to Yendi to attend a funeral. He said he had no idea how he managed to enter the palace.

He emphasized that the Abudu family has no remote ties with the suspect.

“That person is not known to the Abudu family and he doesnt come from Yendi in the first place. I don’t see why the Abudu family would want to attempt a thing like that: it is far from the truth,” he told Kumasi based Class FM.

“The Bolinlana palace and for that matter the Abudu family has nothing to do with that and so any attempt to link the person or his activities to the Abudu family is out of place,” he said.

He further noted that the leader of the Abudu family has been informed about the incident, adding that he fully backs police investigation in how he got access to the Gbewaa Palace.

Musah Muniru, 26, was arrested on Thursday at around 12:00am by security officers guarding the Gbewaa Palace and when he was search, four ammunitions were found on him.

When he was question, according to the Northern Regional Police Public Relation Officer, ASP Yussif Tanko, he came conflicting account of his mission in the palace.

ASP Tanko said: “In the early hours of Thursday, around 12:30 am, a man who is now in our custody, Musah Muniru, was found on the premises of the Gbewaa Palace, he was stopped by security officers and searched and they found four ammunition on him.

“The asked him what he wanted there. At a point he said was looking for somebody, at another point he said he lost his way and found himself at the palace.

“But you know the palace itself is a no go area especially in the night so he was arrested and taken to the police station.

“He was taken to court yesterday and he has been remanded to reappear on the fourth of next month and he was charged with being on premises for unlawful purpose and also unlawful possession of ammunition without authority.

Following the incident, the Northern Regional Police Commander has intensified security at the Gbewaa Palace to thwart any potential danger.