Bright Appiah, the Executive Secretary Child Rights International says the issue of the man who attempted to use his daughter for money rituals in Accra shows extent to which views of kids are respected in Ghana.
A herbalist in Oyibi in the Greater Accra Region, Nana Adu-Boafo, caused the arrest of a businessman, Evans Oppong, for allegedly attempted to use his daughter money rituals in Accra last week.
In a video posted on the Facebook page of the herbalist Nana Adu-Boafo, he mentioned that he is a disciplined military man hence his decision to call the police on the father of 12.
“The girl’s father came to see me, he told me he just landed in the country after staying overseas for a while, and it hasn’t been easy for him. He told me he is a father of 12 and is offering two of them for money rituals. He offered me GHS 10,000 and other good surprises when the job is done. Sadly, he had just picked the daughter up during school hours and told her he was going to get her a new dress.
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“Yes, I am a herbalist, but I am also a military man. I am very disciplined. I don’t engage in any sinister activities. I want to prove to the world that herbalists are not as evil as they are painted. We are not killers as is portrayed in movies, we are healers. I have the little girl he brought for me to kill,” Nana Adu-Boafo narrated to the police in the video.
The suspect is currently in the custody of the police and is expected to be charged and arraigned.
Speaking in an interview with host of Atinka FM’s AM Drive, Bright Appiah, the Executive Secretary Child Rights International said the whole issue show the extent to which the Ghanaian society respects the views of children.
Bright Appiah also expressed shock at the inability of the Police, to restrain the herbalist from filming the already traumatized child.
“Here is the case the police officer did not even make an attempt to restrain the herbalist in relation to the protection of the child. This shows that even the professionals do not care about the welfare of our kids,” Bright Appiah told Kaakyire Ofori Ayim.
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