Family members of Nana Kobina Ekwam, founder of Sompa Church and affectionately known as Ekwam, have petitioned the government to return the late prophet’s property to them.
Doris Owusu Afriyie, one of his granddaughters, narrated their ordeal, saying a banter between Prophet Ekwam and one J. Boadi, a military officer, led to his arrest in the early 1990s.
At the time, the military officer sought healing from the prophet. J. Boadi continued to pitch camp with the prophet’s family as a church member after being healed of his illness. Nana Ekwam and his brother were arrested as a result. Liberian refugees had been brought to the area without his knowledge before they were released from custody.
Meanwhile, no formal agreement was reached.
Prophet Kobina Ekwam later moved to Odorkor Official Town because he couldn’t mix with the refugees and died soon after.
Scoters have since taken over his house and over 509 acres of land. Non-family members have taken unfair advantage of the situation, selling portions of the land while the rightful owners suffer. They are demanding keys to Nana Kobina Ekwam’s houses and the release of the land as custodians of all that belongs to him.
By: Daniel Asuku/Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
