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Savannah Region: Police arrest five for inflicting cutlass wounds on alleged witch

The Savannah Regional Police has arrested five suspects at Sumpini for attacking and inflicting cutlass wounds on a woman in her house on suspicions of <a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/local/90-yr-old-woman-accused-of-being-a-witch-lynched-police-arrest-kafaba-chief-13-others/pywblth">being a witch</a>.
Alleged witch
Alleged witch

The suspects were arrested on Sunday, August 30, 2020, after attacking the victim Mma Meri on Saturday night.

The suspects are Zakaria Abdul Karim, 30 years; Shaibu Iddrisu, 35 years; Atta Alhassan, 57 years; Salugu Isahaku alias Orulanaa aged 45 years; and Haruna Jebuni, 58 years.

READ MORE: 90-year-old woman lynched and accused of being a witch has disfigured the face of our nation - Nana Addo

They are currently in police custody and would be arraigned before court after being charged.

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The police cautioned that any person(s) who takes the law into their hands would be arrested and dealt with according to law.

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