Watch – Manhyia executioners chase Kumasi residents after curfew hours

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A viral video of an Executioners at Manhyia Palace (Obrafo) is trending on social media, chasing after Kumasi residents after curfew hours.

Curfew was declared in Kumasi from 8 pm on Thursday, September 18, 2025, till dawn on September 19, 2025, due to the solemn procession to finally lay the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, to rest.

The Executioner had earlier issued a strong caution ahead of the burial rites of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III.

Ahead of the night’s proceedings, one of the Abrofour warned the public, he declared, “I can see you, but you can’t see me. If you see me and I don’t see you, you may lose consciousness. If you are bold, try it — let’s see. With my shell costume, no spirit can overcome me. If my mother comes, I will cut them; if my father comes, I will cut them. I don’t know you”.

The curfew forms part of the traditional restrictions surrounding the burial rites of the Asantehemaa.

In the viral video, the Executioner was spotted chasing after a person flouting the Manhyia Palace directives.

The late Nana Konadu Yiadom III died at the age of 91 after reigning for eight years.

She was the second most powerful person in Asanteman after the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

The news of her death was announced following an emergency Asanteman Traditional Council meeting on Monday, August 11, 2025.

Reports suggest the Asantehemaa passed at the dawn of August 7, 2025.

The late Asantehemaa was buried on the night of Thursday, September 19, 2025, after her four-day traditional funeral rites.

Meanwhile, Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is now expected to choose a successor to the late Konadu Yiadom III.

After a new queen mother is enthroned, the Asantehene, together with the queen mother, will organise the final funeral rites of the late Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III in a year.

Biography of the late Asantehemaa

The late Nana Konadu Yiadom III, Asantehemaa, was enstooled on February 6, 2017, as the 14th Queen Mother of the Ashanti Kingdom.

She succeeded her mother, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, who reigned for 39 years until her passing in 2016 at age 109.

She was born in 1927 at Benyaade Shrine at Merdan, a small town located at Kwadaso, Kumasi, in the days of the restoration of the Asante Confederacy.

Born to Nana Afia Kobi and Opanin Kofi Fofie, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, known as Nana Panin, is the eldest sister of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

She was chosen as the customary heir after her mother’s death, despite other eligible relatives.

The Asantehemaa was raised by her aunt in Kumasi. She received no formal education but underwent rigorous informal training, equipping her with wisdom equivalent to formal schooling.

Nana Konadu Yiadom III married Kwame Boateng, a blacksmith, and is a member of the Saviour Church.

As Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III advises the Asantehene, preserves Ashanti traditions, and champions women’s empowerment, education, and healthcare.

She also holds court twice weekly to resolve cultural and spiritual conflicts.

Traditionally, the Asantehemaa is the mother of the Otumfuo.

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