To all who believed that Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah signed death warrants of people, historian Dr Frimpong Anokye has every reason to disregard such reports.
One famous case is Constable Seth Nicholas Ametewee, the 23-year-old who opened fire on Ghana’s first-ever president at the Christianborg Castle in Osu on January 2, 1964.
While with his aide-de-camp (ADC), Superintendent Salifu Dagarti and two security officers, Ametewee reportedly fired shots from about 50 yards away as Dr Nkrumah got close to his car to leave for lunch.
Superintendent Salifu Dagarti jumped in to shield the president from the attack but died instantly after he was struck in the head by Ametewee’s bullets.
As guards rushed towards the seen after hearing the shots, Ametewee was eventually subdued by the wrestling prowess of Osagyefo and taken into custody to be tried.
He was sentenced to death on April 7, 1964, but was overturned on November 6, 1964, after a successful appeal.
Dr Yaw Anokye Frimpong, while on the Max Morning Show on Wednesday, discussing the “Controversies Surrounding Kwame Nkrumah”, disclosed Ametewee died of natural causes, contrary to claims that the late president signed his death warrant.
