Ayanfuri Chief Dies After Accidental Gunshot at Funeral

Tragedy struck Ayanfuri in Ghana’s Diaso District on Friday, May 9, 2026, when Nana Kwabena Okyere, Mmratehene of the Ayanfuri Traditional Area, accidentally discharged his pump-action gun during funeral rites. Police say the chief sustained a severe abdominal wound and was rushed to Ayanfuri Pentecost Hospital. He later died while receiving treatment. His body was taken to the Dunkwa-On-Offin Municipal Hospital Mortuary as investigators probe the circumstances of the accident.

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