Lawrencia Naa Borley Nelson, also known as Naa Gamu, the Queen of the Ga-Adangme Muslim Union (Nungua West), has been shot dead.
She was shot and killed at her enskinment ceremony in Nungua, Accra.
She was hit in the thigh by a musketry that was fired during the ceremony on Saturday.
At the time of the incident, Naa Gamu and her husband were being enskinned as queen and chief of the Nungua West branch of the Ga-Adangme Muslim Union.
Although the motivation for the gunfire is still unknown, the family has revealed that a suspect has been arrested as investigations are ongoing.
The deceased’s family questions the shooting’s circumstances and suspects foul involvement.
In a TV3 interview, her uncle Martison Quaye voiced his worries about the incident and called for justice.
“In such ceremonies, is it not gunpowder that is used? And isn’t the gun supposed to be fired into the sky? Why was she shot in the thigh?”
Her brother, Nii Bortey Agbli, blamed a lack of timely medical care for her death.
“We were turned away from the first facility without even first aid. At LEKMA, they also referred us to Ridge Hospital without any medical or first aid. By the time we got to Ridge, they removed the bullet and dressed her wound, only to tell us she had died.”
The shooting has left the Nungua community in mourning, with many calling for stricter security measures at traditional ceremonies.
