Watch as man details why this tribe in Volta Region does not curse

It is a long-held belief in many African traditional societies that a person who offends another risks being subjected to a curse, which is often believed to bring misfortune, unexplained illness, or even death.

However, according to a man who shared his experience in a video circulating on social media, and sighted by GhanaWeb on June 27, 2026, some members of the ‘Ayigbe,’ an Ewe ethnic group in Ghana's Volta Region are reluctant to invoke curses.

He indicated that though it is not forbidden to place a curse, tribemen usually restrain themselves because of the severe consequences such actions are believed to have on offenders and by extension their families.

The narrator explained that among some traditional beliefs associated with the Ewe people, certain deities are considered powerful and unforgiving when wronged.

Drawing on beliefs linked to the historical Trokosi system, which translates as "wife of the god," he claimed that a particular deity which his ethnic group submit to, is known to punish offenders harshly.

Narrating an incident involving his wife, he stated that invoking the deity against an offender could have devastating consequences for the offender's entire family.

He stated that if a virgin girl is not presented and killed at the shrine to appease the god, it will start killing family members of the offender.

"It will start with the wealthiest and most influential people in the family. After everyone is wiped out, then the offender himself dies," he said.

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According to him, the only traditional means of averting such a curse was for the offender's family to present a virgin girl to serve the deity.

"So, if at the time of the offence, the offender's family does not have a virgin, the entire family will be wiped out," he claimed.

The narrator added that these beliefs contributed to why some people preferred not to invoke curses, regardless of the wrong committed against them.

He further noted that the practice of Trokosi, also known as ritual servitude, has significantly declined over the years following interventions by government and civil society organizations.

According to historical accounts, former President Jerry John Rawlings played a role in efforts to end the Trokosi system by engaging traditional priests and supporting initiatives aimed at rehabilitating shrine inmates (virgins in servitude).

The shrine has reportedly been transformed into vocational training centre to provide women and girls with employable skills.

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