A man believed to be in his 70s, who claimed to be a wizard,
was on Wednesday found on the banks of the Okrudu River at Kaimebre, a
settlement near the Kasoa New Market in the Central Region Ghana.
was on Wednesday found on the banks of the Okrudu River at Kaimebre, a
settlement near the Kasoa New Market in the Central Region Ghana.
The man, who gave his name as Charles Atta, looked frail,
pale and bore protruding breasts like that of a teenage girl.
pale and bore protruding breasts like that of a teenage girl.
His body was smeared with mud from the bank of the river
where he was found by two brothers, Liberty Obeng and Innocent Obeng, who
claimed they found the strange man crying for help.
where he was found by two brothers, Liberty Obeng and Innocent Obeng, who
claimed they found the strange man crying for help.
The two brothers told Daily Guide reporters that the
self-acclaimed wizard confessed to them that he was in the company of
colleagues, including a medical doctor and were flying to Cape Coast for a
meeting when he was forced down.
self-acclaimed wizard confessed to them that he was in the company of
colleagues, including a medical doctor and were flying to Cape Coast for a
meeting when he was forced down.
According to him, they were flying over a church where an
all-night vigil was being held when he crash- landed at Servant Kings
International School.
all-night vigil was being held when he crash- landed at Servant Kings
International School.
“When we as ked him where he was coming from, Atta told us
that he was from Akuapem Akropong but was flying to Cape Coast to attend a
meeting for witches and wizards,” he said.
that he was from Akuapem Akropong but was flying to Cape Coast to attend a
meeting for witches and wizards,” he said.
Charles also confessed that the two puffy protrusions on his
chest were breasts taken from his 16-year- old granddaughter and that he
normally borrowed them for his night activities.
chest were breasts taken from his 16-year- old granddaughter and that he
normally borrowed them for his night activities.
The two brothers said they were initially confused and
bewildered by the weird sight of the man, and not knowing what to do him took
him to Pink FM, a local radio station at Kasoa for help.
bewildered by the weird sight of the man, and not knowing what to do him took
him to Pink FM, a local radio station at Kasoa for help.
When the strange announcement was made on radio, hundreds of
people besieged the premises of the radio station to see the suspected wizard.
people besieged the premises of the radio station to see the suspected wizard.
Upon hearing the news, the Kasoa District Police dispatched
a number of police personnel to the station to save the victim from being
lynched.
a number of police personnel to the station to save the victim from being
lynched.
Superintendent Samuel Tabril Punobyin told the paper that
the police did not investigate spiritual matters and that the suspected wiz-ard
could therefore not be charged.
the police did not investigate spiritual matters and that the suspected wiz-ard
could therefore not be charged.
He said the police would look for the family of the man and
hand him over to them. Charles Atta is still in the custody of the Kasoa
Police.
hand him over to them. Charles Atta is still in the custody of the Kasoa
Police.
Source: Ghana Web
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