Nana Kome

The statue of Nana Kome was created around 2013 by Mr Cyril Senyo Kpodo, commissioned by the then Member of Parliament for the Edina Eguafo Traditional Area in the Central Region of Ghana. According to local tradition, Nana Kome played a significant role in leading the Komenda people to settle on land granted to them by the inhabitants of Dutch Komenda. However, the original occupants of the land believed that a giant lived in the nearby forest and posed a threat to the community. They declared that the land could be occupied only if Nana Kome defeated this giant. The myth recounts that Nana Kome killed the giant, allowing the people to settle there. In recognition of this heroic act, a nine-foot statue was erected in his honour. Following further investigation, the artist suggested that the so-called giant described in the story may have been a gorilla.