Ahenema Kokoben: 25-Year-Old Allegedly Torches Family Home, Leaving 8 Bedrooms in Ashes
Heated dispute between brothers leads to devastating fire, displacing dozens and causing massive property losses
- Alleged altercation between siblings escalates into a fiery tragedy
- Eight-bedroom house destroyed; tenants left homeless
- Suspect remains at large as investigations commence
A raging fire gutted a one-story building at Ahenema Kokoben in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, reducing eight bedrooms to rubble and displacing numerous tenants.
According to eyewitnesses, the blaze was allegedly ignited following a heated altercation between two brothers.
The younger brother, identified as 25-year-old Papa, reportedly wielded a knife during the argument, forcing his elder sibling to flee.
In a fit of anger, Papa is accused of setting the house ablaze, destroying valuable property and leaving several residents homeless.
Firefighters managed to contain the fire before it consumed the entire building, but the damage is extensive, with losses estimated in thousands of cedis. Fortunately, no lives were lost.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident, while the alleged perpetrator, Papa, remains on the run. Displaced tenants are struggling to recover from the disaster.
