Husband’s Plot to Kill Wife, In-Law, and Stepson Backfires As Chief Priest Calls Police, Which Leads To His Arrest.
A man seeking to eliminate his wife, brother-in-law, and stepson for their property approached a chief priest in Amasaman several days before the ritual.
Unknown to him, the priest, Nana Akorli, abhorred violence and collaborated with the authorities to apprehend the suspect. The incident, which happened in a suburb of Amasaman, has left many people surprised.
The man who is in his late 40s approached Nana Akorli, desiring to “kill” his wife, brother-in-law, and stepson to acquire their possessions. The stepson, residing in Canada, was improving his life and supporting the family he left behind in Ghana; hence, he became a target as well.
Instead of fulfilling the request, Nana Akorli feigned agreement and initiated a pretence of “killing rituals.” He contacted the suspect’s brother-in-law, a friend of the priest, informing him of the sinister plan.
Nana Akorli contacted the suspect’s wife, confirming his intentions and arranging with the Amasaman Police to apprehend him during the “ritual.“
On the designated day, police, tipped off by Nana Akorli, arrested the suspect at the shrine while he held a knife wrapped in red cloth, dressed in ritual attire.
After the chief priest had arranged for his arrest, he started to take him (the man) through initiation rights, among others, until the police arrived at the scene when the suspect was seen holding a knife with a red cloth tied around it.
At the time of the arrival of the police, he (the suspect) was sitting on a traditional stool outside and dressed in red and white clothing for the processes that the chief priest would take him through
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The chief priest revealed that, at his shrine, he does not kill people nor does he spill blood; instead, he helps people. Nana Akorli, emphasising his commitment to saving lives, clarified, “Me, Nana Akorli, I save the lives of people, I do not kill people here.“
Unable to justify his actions, the suspect remained silent when questioned about his motives by police CID officers who were assigned the duty to apprehend him at the shrine in Amasama.