The Pampaso Sub-Traditional Council in Kumasi has invoked traditional curses on the Mayor of Kumasi, Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Arthur Osei Akoto, and the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, over a disputed parcel of land the council claims belongs to the Pampaso Stool. The chiefs, however, allege that the Ashanti Regional Police Command has expanded beyond the original boundaries and has allocated part of the disputed land to a private developer for the construction of shops. As part of their protest, the chiefs performed traditional rites at the disputed site, slaughtering a sheep and invoking curses against the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, the Kumasi Mayor and the Interior Minister. Mayor rejects allegationsResponding to the claims, Kumasi Mayor Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi denied any involvement in the alleged takeover of the land. Efforts by JoyNews to obtain responses from the Ashanti Regional Police Command and the Ministry of the Interior were unsuccessful at the time of filing this report.