Former President John Agyekum Kufuor and Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II have narrated how an old woman was arrested by soldiers during late President Jerry John Rawlings‘ military tenure as president.
The late Jerry John Rawlings during his military tenure as president launched an operation to crack down on the hoarding of fundamental commodities.
John Agyekum Kufuor revealed that an old woman’s home was searched by soldiers who found drinks under her bed.
Kufuor stated, “During Rawlings’ era, soldiers were searching for hidden commodities and they entered a certain woman’s house in Kumasi.
“They found a prestigious beverage thus EC Africa hidden under her bed, so the soldiers interrogated her on how she got it and the motive behind the hoarding,” Kufuor detailed.
Otumfuo verified Kufuor’s account and added that the woman was caught for failing to explain her actions.
“Yes, it happened in ’79. The beverage was popular in Africa, so the woman’s case was the first one they had seen, and the woman had hoarded it. That was when the woman was arrested and later dealt with,” the Asantehene stated.
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