Two persons in the Mion district of the northern region identified as Safura Imoro, 40, and Mba Cherefo, an elderly person have allegedly been lynched at Zakpalsi over accusations of witchcraft. Information reaching THE CUSTODIAN indicates the incident occurred on May 7, 2023.
Mma Safura, a mother of seven is said to have been lynched at the Zakpalsi Chief Palace and her mortal remains has been deposited at the Yendi government hospital morgue. Mba Cherefo on the other hand has since been buried.
Meanwhile, the incident has been reported to the police for investigations and arrest of the perpetrators.
The Regional Reintegrated Committee made up of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have condemned the incident.
“We the members of the Northern Regional Reintegration committee on Witchcraft Accusation and Disbandment of Allege Witches camps wish to condemn the lynching of Safura Imoro, middle aged woman in her forties and Mba Cherefo, an elderly man in Zakpalal in the Mion District on suspicion of Witchcraft it is unfortunate to learn that the two were lynched in the early hours of Sunday, 7th May, 2023.”
According to the group, the barbaric incident is an afront to Human Rights especially as Ghana has signed onto a number of international human rights conventions including the CEDAW.
“The particular worrying thing is that madam Safura was killed at the forecourt of the Zakpalsi Naa Palace. She left behind 7 children, the last of which is only 3 years old” the CSOs observed, adding that this is a clear case of an alleged murder and there shouldn’t be any interference in order to give the police the space to do their investigation.
The group further admonished the traditional leaders to cooperate with the police in the course of their investigation in order to give justice to the victims and their families.
“We collectively call on the police to act swiftly on this issue in order to bring the perpetrators to book and give justice to the families of the victims. We wish to commend the police for their early visit to the scene in the community and edge them to press this through.” They have also called on the Parliament of Ghana to hasten the passage of the Anti-witchcraft bill into law.
