Pastor stoned to death in the Upper East Region

A 45-year-old pastor is dead after a group of young men stoned him at Azaasi in the Upper East Region. 

The youth did not spare Emmanuel Anontora, who was returning from pastoral duties on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at about 5:00 pm.

According to eyewitnesses, Anontara was travelling from Sirigu to his home in Doba on a motorbike with two others, a lady and the rider.

On reaching Azaasi, the motorbike ran out of fuel and stopped abruptly.

While the rider was making phone calls to get help, a group of young men approached them from a nearby house wielding sticks and stones.

They started beating and pelting stones at Anontara until he died.

But the rider and the lady fled the scene when they sensed danger.

Public Relations Officer of the Upper East Regional Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) David Fianko-Okyere, confirmed the incident to Daily Graphic.

ASP Fianko-Okyere said the police in Navrongo received information that the body of Anontara was lying by the roadside at Azaasi, located between the Sirigu and Kandiga road in the Kassena Nankana West District.

The police then proceeded to the scene and found the body with multiple deep cuts on the forehead.

Blood-stained stones, believed to have been used by his assailants, were also found around the body.

ASP Fianko-Okyere further explained that upon identification and the necessary processes, the body was released to the family after it had been conveyed to the  hospital

No arrests have been made, but investigations are ongoing.