A chief executioner at the Manhyia Palace has issued a strong caution ahead of the burial rites of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, scheduled for tonight, Thursday, September 18, 2025. In line with Asante tradition, the revered Queen Mother of the Ashanti Kingdom will be laid to rest with elaborate royal and cultural rites. As part of these rituals, palace executioners, locally referred to as Abrofour, are permitted to carry out ceremonial duties. If my mother comes, I will cut them; if my father comes, I will cut them. I don’t know you.