The Feyiase Akoyem Traditional Council and the police are searching for persons who felled the historic cola tree planted by Okomfo Anokye The Fey
The Feyiase Akoyem Traditional Council and the police are searching for persons who felled the historic cola tree planted by Okomfo Anokye
The Feyiase cola tree was cut down in the middle of the night by unknown persons
The linguist for the Traditional Council said the incident could cause misfortune to the area There is a search for persons who cut down the sacred cola tree planted by Asante’s revered chief traditional priest, Okomfo Anokye.
The Okomfo Anokye Bese, the Feyiase cola tree, was cut down under the cover of darkness. The tree was felled under the cover of darkness.
The Feyiase Akoyem Traditional Council and the police have joined forces to find the perpetrators. The linguist for the council, Kyeme Frimpong, noted that the tree wasn’t even felled to allow for the construction of a road.
“This is really unfortunate. This could really spell doom for us and also the person who felled the tree.
The cola tree was planted some 300 years ago and is believed to have sprouted after the Okomfo Anoky spat on the ground while chewing cola nut. The tree is believed to contain special powers to remedy varying ailments.