Some details have started emerging about the circumstances under which the over 300-year-old historic cola tree, said to have been planted by the famous Okomfo Anokye fetish priest at Feyiase near Kumasi, was cut down.
Graphic Online has picked information that a certain pastor, contracted some "town boys" to cut it down. The pastor, according to some town folks described the tree as fetish, and therefore wanted it cut down.
He did not understand why a recent re-construction of the Atonsu-Esreso-Bosomtwe dual carriageway, did not even affect the tree and that the authorities decided to divert the road and by-passed the tree, protected it and left it untouched.
The pastor, therefore, reportedly offered a GH¢5000 inducement to some town boys for them to undertake the operation of cutting down the tree under the cover of darkness...
The historical cola tree (bese), believed to have been planted by the famous fetish priest, Okomfo Anokye at Feyiase near Kumasi about some 300 years ago was found lying on its side earlier this week.
According to the people in the area, they woke up on Tuesday, [November 7, 2023] to discover the tree had been cut down.
The traditional authorities with the support of the police have initiated a search for the culprits, who fell the well respected cola tree which has historical significance in the Asante Kingdom.
A photo of the fallen cola tree, located at Feyiase on the Lake Bosomtwe road was shared online prompting a public discussion on why such a historic tree was not protected.
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