Residents of Ntronang a farming community on Obuotabiri mountains in Okere district in Eastern Region are calling on the Ghana Police Service to intervene to take a decomposing body to the Mortuary.
The lifeless body of a woman, identified as Abena Mama in her 20s, has been left to decompose in a room five days after her sudden death.
The family received a warning from fetish priest Okomfo Koranteng, instructing them not to touch the body until specific rituals are performed and a hefty sum of GHC17,000, along with sheep and Schnapps, is provided.
Abena Mama was reportedly cohabitating with a man, and allegations suggest a prior relationship with the man’s father.
Elders of the farming community advised them to cease the relationship, citing it as an abomination.
Ignoring the advice, the couple continued their relationship, prompting the fetish priest to perform rituals, linking it to the sudden death of Abena Mama.
Fetish priest Okomfo Koranteng has asserted that specific rituals must be conducted, and a financial obligation of GHC17,000, along with the provision of sheep and Schnapps, must be met before the body can be buried.
The priest contends that failure to comply with these demands would be considered a violation of cultural norms and could lead to severe consequences on the family.
As a result of the warning, the deceased woman’s body has been left unattended in a room, gradually decomposing.
The family finds themselves caught between adhering to cultural beliefs and the pressing need for a dignified burial.
But some residents belief intervention by the police to convey the body to the morgue for preservation and postmortem will help save the community from environmental health.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
