The late Lawrencia Naa Borley Ahmed
The District Court has remanded suspect Samuel Adjei into police custody over the fatal shooting of the Queen of the Ga-Adangme Muslim Union (Nungua West), Lawrencia Naa Borley Ahmed, known as Naa Gamu, during her enskinment ceremony in Nungua, Accra.
Naa Gamu and her husband were being enskinned as queen and chief of the Ga-Adangme Muslim Union’s Nungua West branch when she was fatally shot.
The incident occurred on Saturday, February 22, 2025.
According to police preliminary investigations, Samuel Adjei allegedly discharged live ammunition from a single-barrel gun during the ceremony, striking Naa Borley Ahmed in the right thigh.
Despite receiving medical attention, Naa Borley Ahmed succumbed to her injuries.
According to police statement, Samuel Adjei was arraigned on the charge of murder and is expected to reappear before the court on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
The late Naa Borley Ahmed’s uncle, Martison Quaye, in an earlier interview with the media, expressed concerns about the incident and demanded 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?” he querried.
The brother of the deceased, Nii Bortey Agbli, blamed the 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,” he disclosed.
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