The District Courtroom has remanded suspect Samuel Adjei into police custody in reference to the deadly taking pictures that led to the demise of the Queen of the Ga-Adangme Muslim Union (Nungua West), Lawrencia Naa Borley Nelson, often known as Naa Gamu.
The tragic incident occurred on Saturday, twenty second February 2025, through the enskinment ceremony of Naa Gamu and her husband, who had been being put in as queen and chief of the Ga-Adangme Muslim Union’s Nungua West department.
In accordance with police investigations, the suspect allegedly discharged stay ammunition from a single-barrel gun, putting Naa Gamu in the correct thigh.
The police mentioned in an announcement:
Preliminary investigations have indicated that through the enstoolment ceremony, the suspect allegedly discharged stay ammunition from a single-barrel gun, putting the deceased, Naa Borley Ahmed, in the correct thigh. She was rushed to the hospital for medical consideration however died whereas receiving therapy.
Whereas the motive behind the taking pictures stays unclear, the household of the deceased has confirmed the arrest of a suspect and has raised suspicions of foul play.
Her uncle, Martison Quaye, in an interview with TV3, expressed considerations in regards to the incident and questioned the circumstances of the taking pictures.
He requested:
In such ceremonies, is it not gunpowder that’s used? And isn’t the gun presupposed to be fired into the sky? Why was she shot within the thigh?
Her brother, Nii Bortey Agbli, blamed an absence of well timed medical take care of her demise.
He lamented:
We had been turned away from the primary facility with out even first assist. At LEKMA, in addition they referred us to Ridge Hospital with none medical consideration or first assist. By the point we obtained to Ridge, they eliminated the bullet and dressed her wound, solely to inform us she had died.
The tragic demise of Naa Gamu has left the Nungua neighborhood in mourning, with many calling for stricter safety measures at conventional ceremonies to forestall related incidents sooner or later.
In the meantime, suspect Samuel Adjei was arraigned earlier than the court docket on a cost of homicide and has been remanded into custody. He’s anticipated to reappear earlier than the court docket on Wednesday, twelfth March 2025.
Police investigations into the incident are ongoing.
