Kasoa Ritual Killing: Teenager Jailed For 1 Year Over Role In Murder Of 10-Year-Old Boy

Kasoa Ritual Killing: Teenager Jailed For 1 Year Over Role In Murder Of 10-Year-Old Boy

  • The Juvenile Court in Accra has jailed a teenager for 12 months after he was convicted over a ritual killing in 2021
  • The convict, who was 15 at the time he was arrested, had been on remand for three years and two months
  • The convict's accomplice in the killing, Nicholas Kini, was sentenced to life in prison in October 2024

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The Juvenile Court in Accra has jailed a teenager for 12 months after he was convicted over the ritual killing of Ishmael Mensah Abdella at Kasoa back in 2021.

The teen boy, aged 19, will serve his jail term at the Senior Correctional Centre.

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Teenager gets 12-month sentence for role in 2021 Kasoa ritual killing
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Before the sentence, Graphic Online reported that he pleaded with the court to forgive him, saying.

“It was not my intention to kill my dear friend and to also end his life this way. I pray the court would forgive all my sins and give me a second chance."

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The convict, who was 15 at the time he was arrested, had been on remand for three years and two months.

Per the Juvenile Justice Act 2003 Act (ACT 653), he has served his sentence and should walk free, but the judge felt the extra time would cover the gravity of the sentence and allow him time to learn a vocation.

The convict's accomplice in the killing, Nicholas Kini, was sentenced to life in prison in October 2024.

Kini was tried as an adult under the Criminal and other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30).

According to the prosecution, on March 29, 2021, the accused persons consulted a spiritualist for money rituals.

The said spiritualist, who claimed to be in the Volta Region, was said to have requested GH¢5,000 and a human being to perform the rituals.

On April 3, 2021, the accused persons lured the victim to an uncompleted building where they killed him.

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Upon interrogation, the two claimed they had initially planned to kidnap him to demand a ransom of GH¢5,000. The victim was buried on April 8, 2021.

Fate of the spiritualist in the case

The traditional priestess, Charity Mensah, was arrested in connection with the ritual killing and later granted bail.

The suspect was arrested alongside her errand boy, Desmond Nii Adjei, at Amanase near Suhum in the Eastern Region on April 7, 2021.

She was granted bail because she was caring for her baby.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) requested that she regularly present herself to assist with the investigations.

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Ibrahim was arrested on September 10, 2024, after going viral for reportedly threatening to shoot some public officials, including the Inspector General of Police and the Electoral Commission leadership.

After his comments and arrest, Ibrahim was charged with publishing false news with intent to cause fear and alarm, threatening harm, and offensive conduct.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.