Kumasi to Observe Curfew as Asantehemaa Embarks on Final Journey
Kumasi, Ashanti Region – The city of Kumasi and the entire Asanteman will fall silent on the night of Thursday, September 18, 2025, as the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, is laid to rest at the royal mausoleum in Breman.
The curfew, decreed by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, forms part of deep-rooted Asante customs and traditions that govern the burial of a queen mother.
The internment will conclude four days of Dote Yie (final funeral rites) for the revered 14th Asantehemaa, who passed away at the age of 98.
Directives to Residents
The instructions were formally announced at the Manhyia Palace on August 21 during the one-week mourning observance. Delivering the message, a senior linguist of the Asantehene, Baffour Kantankyakyi, stressed that the entire kingdom must remain indoors.
“Asanteman will go completely silent. No shops will be opened. There will be no travel or human movement,” he declared.
He explained that the late queen mother’s remains will be conveyed from Bantama to Breman in a solemn night procession, and warned that anyone found outside during the period would be doing so “at their own peril.”
Memorial Service and Dignitaries
Before the burial procession, a memorial service will be held earlier in the day at Dwabrem. The ceremony is expected to draw high-profile dignitaries, including the President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, who has confirmed his attendance following a formal invitation from the Asantehene.
The burial of Nana Konadu Yiadom III marks the end of an era for Asanteman, where she served as a symbol of unity, tradition, and continuity throughout her decades-long reign
Source – My News Ghana
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