Man allegedly tied to tree, set ablaze till death; Assembly member, 5 others grabbed

The assembly mem­ber and five others, who allegedly tied a 60-year-old man to a tree and set him on fire till he died, have been arrested by the Ahanta West Municipal Police Command, in the Western Region.

The victim, identified as Isaac Ansah, was burnt alive at Achon­wa last Thursday, over the suspi­cion of submitting names of 14 residents to a chief priest (name unknown) for rituals and sacrifice.

In what could be described as a trial by ordeal, a mob, including the suspects, tied the victim, a farmer, also known as Joe Joe to a tree at the Achonwa Palace, and, later set him on fire.

The police confirmed to the Ghanaian Times that the suspects, including the Caretaker Chief of Achonwa, Nana Ojundi, and the assembly member, Godfred Cudjoe, were in custody to assist in their investigations.