Ghana Police Rescue 92-Year-Old Man With Dementia Accused Of Wizardry In Ga South

• Police have rescued a 92-year-old man who was accused of wizardry in the Ga South Municipality
• The man accused of wizardry is said to have dementia, according to his family members
• The victim, identified as John Quaye, was reported missing by his relatives a day before his rescue

Ghana Police Service personnel have rescued a 92-year-old man who was accused of wizardry by some residents of Kalabule in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region.

The man was about to be lynched by some community members who discovered him in the bushes along the Densu River at Kalabule.

Metro TV reported that some residents concluded that the man had fallen from the sky.

A team of police from the Ngleshie Amanfro District Police Command, led by Sergeant Noble Evans Essuman, responded to the tensions and rescued the man.

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According to the report, the victim, identified as John Quaye, was reported missing by his relatives a day before his rescue.

His relatives later refuted claims that he was a wizard. They said he was a retired cocoa farmer.

They also said he was suffering from dementia as a result of old age.

Parliament has passed a bill to criminalise such accusations, but it has yet to be assented to. The Madina MP, Francis-Xavier Sosu, championed the Witchcraft Bill.

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Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh