The Ghana Police service has hinted of plans to crackdown on charlatanic advertisment in the media.
Fetish priests and priestesses as well as some so called men of God are the most culprit in Charlatanic advertisment in the Ghanaian media.
According to a statement issued by the Police Wednesday December 23,2024 Police Service has recorded a worryingly increasing number of advertisements obstensibly to lure people into dubious activities that are claimed to generate riches overnight.
“These charlatanic activities are assuming serious security implications for our society as a whole. The activities which often begin with misleading advertisements on some mainstream and social media platforms lure unsuspecting members of the public, including children and deceive them into engaging in dubious acts, in the hope of getting rich overnight”.
The Police say investigations have recently shown that the upsurge in such activities have contributed to serious crimes such as defrauding by false pretenses, kidnapping, and even murder.
“Some recent notorious cases, attributable to the phenomenon include the Mankesim murder case, where the suspects under the pretext of sending their victims abroad, murdered them for ritual money and the Kasoa case where two teenage boys murdered their colleague also for ritual money”.
It is important to remind the public that charlatanic advertisement are not just unethical but criminal and punishable under the laws of Ghana.
“We therefore urge operators of electronic communication networks, providers of electronic communications and broadcasting services to rise to their responsibilities and not to allow their platforms to be used in the promotion or advertising of such activities”.
The Police have intensified enforcement and education as part of crackdown on these charlatanic activities.
“In order to tackle this menace, the Police Service has intensified its enforcement efforts across the country along side education of all relevant stakeholders on the position of the law on the matter.
We would like to urge the public to be wary of charlatanic advertisements in both mainstream and social media and work together with the Police to ensure the safety and security of all persons as we work to maintain law and order in the country”.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
