Fetish Priestess Disturbs Court Proceedings

There was drama on Monday at an Accra High Court when a woman, believed to a fetish priestess, started wailing, throwing her hands in the air soon after two persons from Ayawaso in Accra were sentenced to 30 days' imprisonment each for contempt.

Policemen at the court and relatives of the priestess, whose name was given as Naa Oboneketebi from Ayawaso found it difficult to control the woman.

The woman started behaving abnormally immediately the court sentenced Daniel Tettey, alias Nii Tettey Kojo, who said he is the chief of Ayawaso and Lartey Boi Lartey also from Gbawe.

The presiding judge, Mr Justice Richard Apaloo ordered that the woman be brought into the dock to answer why she should not be convicted for disturbing the court.

Dr Seth Twum, an Accra lawyer, intervened as a friend of the court and pleaded with the judge to be lenient with the woman since she was "possessed".

The court obliged but warned her not to come to the court to disturb it again.