23-year-old remanded for two weeks over attempt to sacrifice nephew for money rituals
A handbag containing one big cutlass, a knife, red calico, a big pot, and quantities of cola nuts, cowries and a sum of GH₵300.00 was retrieved from him.
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The 23-year-old fashion designer from Abesim in the Sunyani East Municipality of the Bono Region, Benjamin Adjei has been remanded by the Sunyani Magistrate Court 3 for two weeks into police custody for attempting to sacrifice his nephew for money rituals.
Prosecuting the court presided over by His Lordship Jojo Hagan, Sergeant Benjamin Lartey told Soiree News that the suspect admitted the crime during interrogations hence his arraigned before the court.
He explained the suspect allegedly lured the victim Listowel Adjei, 13, into a taxi cab, but luck eluded him when he was arrested at the Abesim-Tano police barrier on Sunyani-Kumasi highway on their way to the shrine upon a tip-off by an informant.
Sergeant Lartey said, an informant (name withheld) came to the Abesim police station and reported that he received a phone call from the suspect who solicited his assistance to see a ritualist help him to sacrifice his nephew for money rituals a couple of weeks ago and the police were on alert to save the situation.
He said, “On Saturday, May 15, the informant informed the police the suspect had succeeded and lured his nephew into a taxi cab ready to convey him to the place for the ritual”.
The Police however on the same day upon intervention arrested and placed in custody the suspect.
D/Sgt Lartey indicated, adding a handbag containing one big cutlass, a knife, red calico, a big pot, and quantities of cola nuts, cowries and a sum of GH₵300.00 was retrieved from him.
The suspect is however expected to reappear before the court on June 2, 2021.
