The self-styled chief, Baffour Akoto Osei, also known as Daasebre Akuamoah Boateng III, was on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, served with a contempt suit filed at the High Court of Ghana sitting in Koforidua. He is accused of deliberately defying a subsisting injunction imposed by the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs in an ongoing chieftaincy dispute over the Kwahu paramountcy. As part of the proceedings, the Judicial Committee granted an interlocutory injunction against Baffour Akoto Osei. These alleged actions triggered legal steps beyond the traditional system, resulting in the filing of contempt proceedings at the High Court in Koforidua. Orders issued by bodies such as the Regional Houses of Chiefs are not merely symbolic directives but carry enforceable legal authority.

Source: GhanaWeb February 27, 2026 14:28 UTC