On the evening of Saturday, February 10, 2024, Eric Johnson, the founder and CEO of the Royal Cosy Hills Hotel, a safari resort in the Upper West Region that is also known as Jirapa Dubai, is said to have been attacked and killed.
Seven suspects—all employees of the Royal Cosy Hills Hotel—have been taken into custody by the Ghana Police Service thus far.
GhanaWeb sources have revealed that the murder of Eric Johnson has a connection to a chieftaincy conflict within the Jirapa Traditional Area, despite the police agency not disclosing the reason for the killing.
Two royal family members are reportedly vying to succeed to the Jirapa Traditional Area stool following the passing of the paramount chief, Naa Ansoleh Ganaa II, a.k.a. Peter Tenganabang Nanfuri, a former Inspector General Police (IGP). This information comes from a GhanaWeb source.
The source claimed that despite the installation of Naa Justice Dinah Donglabong as the new supreme chief in December 2023, the disagreement still exists and is presently being heard in court.
The insider further claimed that Eric Johnson was targeted because he was influential in the community and a supporter of one of the groups.
According to the source, the hotel’s security cameras were not in use during the attack, which led to the arrest of seven Jirapa Dubai employees by the police.
Favour Nuobe, Charles Tuoze, Dookuuri Fausta, Braimah Kasim, Beyuo Felix, Michael Klugey, and Kumbata Kwaku are among the employees under police arrest.
Jirapa and the Upper West Region as a whole are said to have been transformed by the late Eric Johnson.
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