Divisional chiefs and odikros in Aowin have petitioned the Western North police, saying they want peace to prevail in the traditional area.
The petition, dated October 14, 2026, was sent by the Concerned Divisional Chiefs and Odikros of the Aowin Traditional Area, Enchi. It was addressed to Regional Police Commander Dr. E. K. Tsidi in Sefwi Wiawso and signed by the group’s Executive Secretary, Nana Kwame Nkansah II.
The petition is titled as a request for investigation and prosecution “for peace to prevail in Aowin.” The group asks the police to investigate allegations it makes against Beyeeman Tano Kwaw and what it describes as his vigilante group.
The group describes itself as a non governmental, nonprofit organisation that mediates, defends and supports divisional chiefs and odikros. It says it also works to protect the traditions of Aowin. It says the petition was agreed at its last stakeholders meeting.
Their allegations include that rival chiefs were installed in towns that already have gazetted chiefs, and that a vigilante group arrests and detains citizens and seizes their equipment without police involvement. They also allege that some West African nationals have been arrested and that some of them are missing. The petitioners further accuse Mr Tano Kwaw of opposing court rulings and taking land and property.
They say these alleged acts would breach Section 152 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) and Section 7 of the Police Order Act, 1994 (Act 491), as cited in the petition.
“We don’t think he is above the law and the Police,” the petition states. The group says it is prepared to support the police with logistics to speed up action, and that it expects conflict if the police delay.
