Berekum police cage 70-year-old man on suspicion of wizardry

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  • Jeffrey from Ashaiman 1 month ago

    But why cover his face?

  • Onipanua 1 month ago

    HIS FACE IS COVERED BECAUSE HE IS ABRONYE'S SENIOR BROTHER

  • Aponkye 1 month ago

    He is related to Dormaahene since he has said publicly that he is a witch, and his father comes from Berekum

  • Ghanaman 1 month ago

    Was it 1st degree or 2nd degree wizardry?

  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 1 month ago

    Well. I don’t know that either. I guess it is a new development and vocabulary in Wichcraft. Let those well versed in Wizardry like Asiedu Nketsia help us with an explanation.

  • yes 1 month ago

    African magic

  • Baba Adamu 1 month ago

    Oh, superstition. Unfortunately most of our media persons who should subject any incidents to strict Interrogation rather resort to sensationalism.
    When shall we be out of ignorance, especially our media personnel.

  • Jerry 1 month ago

    The media people are the ones who lead and fan the ignorance.

  • Primitive 1 month ago

    The police can only hold him for unlawful entry nothing more

  • Kwasea 1 month ago

    How did the 70yr old get into a locked car?

  • Ghanaman 1 month ago

    Maybe vy Nana Drobo Airways.

  • Ghanaman 1 month ago

    A Nana Drobo aircraft crashed.

  • JULOR CAESAR 1 month ago

    Car thieves have several ways of getting into locked vehicles, and there's nothing magical about it. What's unfolding here is a display of gross ignorance, fanned by a Ghana media that is always quick to pander to unfounded c ...
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  • Kojo Kankam 1 month ago

    This man is got dementia.He needs help

  • Kwame Angel 1 month ago

    So where is the wizardry in this story? And which part of Ghanaian laws talk about wizardry? I wonder what charge will be brought against the old man.

  • Kwasea 1 month ago

    How did he get into a locked car that doesn't belong to him and has no keys to the car?

  • Corrupt John Dramani Mahama 1 month ago

    An attempted stealing and not witchcraft practice.

  • Primitive 1 month ago

    Some cars can be locked from 10k miles away as long as there's WiFi or satellite . Home and car alarms can be monitored on a mobile and the door opened and closed remotely. This man is a thief. An old man saw my sister lea ...
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  • Albert Kessel 1 month ago

    Sounds like a case of unlawful entry.

  • Sebastian Deh 1 month ago

    Kwame Angel, he has been placed in custody for HIS SAFETY not for wizardry. This is to prevent the people from harming him.

  • I am a Ghanaian 1 month ago

    When would we stop fooling. Its only in Ghana that every dementia patient is a witch or wizard.

    No wonder Ghana smells.

  • Jon J 1 month ago

    when did da police start arrestin witches n wizardz?

  • Corrupt John Dramani Mahama 1 month ago

    He could be a thief and not wizard.

  • Whiteman 1 month ago

    How does JDM come in this story with u titling your name as corrupt John Dramani Mahama? Your level of hatred for him cannot change anything.

  • Wizardry is a crime now 1 month ago

    Kumasi and Brekum have a lot od witches and wizards. Jail them all.

  • Brekum is witches town 1 month ago

    Brekum is their headquarters.

  • Nii Joromi 1 month ago

    Primitive people in the 21st century still believe in this BS.

  • Wakomadu 1 month ago

    Muslims are witches and wizards.

  • Nebu 1 month ago

    Kumasi has the highest of them. You see it in their eyes even in a broad day light.But Brekum is their headquarters.

  • Brekum and the witches 1 month ago

    Witches are real and in Africa they are toxic.

  • Odjame 1 month ago

    Where is the minister for gender ? Granted it was a woman they will be fast to come out with a statement . Is the ministry for only women and children ?

  • SURVIVAL. 1 month ago

    About 7 years ago it was on the media that Techiman was the headquarters of witchcraft in mother Ghana. Why many witches and wizards in that part of the country?

  • Son of sons 1 month ago

    Berekum has been in the news lately due to some bad reasons. This must stop

  • Is being a witch a crime? 1 month ago

    Genuine question. GhanaWeb, here’s how you could improve your website. Give us more analysis, precedent, examples. Don’t just move news around.

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  • Abayifo) are bad, they shouldn't live. 1 month ago

    Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. exodus 22:18.

    Witches are bad people in society and they shouldn't be allowed to live. Bayie y3 ade bonee nkoaa. Abayifo) are very bad and they shouldn't live once they are caught an ...
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  • Yaa nom 1 month ago

    Brekum is the headquarters of witches, Kumasi is the highest in witches.

  • Kwame 1 month ago

    Isn’t he suffering from dementia ?

  • Ei... 1 month ago

    nullum crimen sine lege

  • H 1 month ago

    2026 willful ignorance encouraged and enforced by religion and politics rules the minds of the credulous victimizing and tormenting helpless elderly and impoverished children. Then it's deemed news worthy. Pathetic people sta ...
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