High Priestess In Murder Of 90 Year Old Akua Denteh To Appear Before Court Tomorrow

The Savannah Regional police command says the Priestess (Soothsayer), in the Kafaba murder case, will appear in court on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. This was after Sherina Mohammed alias Alhajia, aged 40,

was arrested at her hideout at Yeji in the Bono East region by police in Salaga. Her arrest brings the number of suspects in police custody to seven with the exception of the Kafaba chief, Zackaria Yahaya who is

currently on bail. Reports indicates the police had earlier sent the suspect to Salaga to be interrogated before being brought to Damongo. The priestess had also admitted being the one in the video which went

viral. On July 23, 90 year old, Akua Denteh was seen being slapped, kicked and caned after the traditional priestess accused her of being a witch. The severe beating the woman was subjected to by her accuser

and two other women resulted in her death. After the video went viral, there was massive outrage with many demanding the immediate arrest and prosecution of all the perpetrators. From the President, Nana Akufo Addo, to various civil society groups, the security services

have been urged to fish out the culprits who went into hiding after the act. On Monday, the first key suspect in the lynching was arrested and remanded by the Bole Magistrate Court. Latifa Bumaye, 25, was smoked out of her hideout at Kejewu Botor a suburb of the East Gonja Municipality, following continuous surveillance by the Homicide Unit of the Ghana Police Service.