Tragedy struck on New Year’s Eve in Kenyase-Abrem, Ashanti Region, as a 22-year-old woman lost her life in a shocking gunshot incident while returning home from the 31st December watch night service. The victim, identified as Lydia Ayampali, was a mother carrying her one-year-old baby at the time of the incident.
According to reports from the family, Lydia, along with two other passengers, was traveling in a tricycle when the tragic incident occurred. Gunfire erupted, and Lydia was shot in the head, with the residue affecting her one-year-old child.
The tricycle driver, Alhassan Seidu Abubakar, described the gruesome scene, stating, “I was around Abrem station when these two ladies came to board the tricycle. Immediately I took off, I heard a loud sound. I thought it was a knockout [firecracker]. I did not know it was a gunshot. But I felt the heat on my neck, so I stopped the tricycle and checked my back and realized the lady had been shot.”
Despite being rushed to the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Lydia was pronounced dead upon arrival. The family expressed shock and grief over the incident, seeking justice for their loss.
Lydia’s uncle, Yaw Ghaatoun, alleged that the person responsible for the shooting is a fetish priest, and this incident is not the first of its kind involving him. The accused has been remanded in custody for two weeks.
The father of the deceased, Kwame Bohitana, expressed deep sadness, noting that the court has ordered the family to return in two weeks. The grieving family is calling on authorities to ensure justice is served in this tragic incident.
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