The suspect identified as Sherina Mohammed, alias Alhajia and aged 40, she was arrested at her hide-out at Yeji on Monday night, August 3, 2020.
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Sorcerer who masterminded lynching of 90-year-old woman accused of being a witch arrested
The police has arrested the sorcerer said to have masterminded the lynching of the 90-year-old woman, Akua Denteh at Kafaba near Salaga in the Savannah Region.
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The suspect said to have pronounced the 90-year-old Madam Akua Denteh as a witch and allegedly ordered the lynching.
Reports stated that the said soothsayer was brought into the community to allegedly cast out witchcraft.
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The soothsayer allegedly mentioned the deceased as a witch. When the deceased was informed, she denied being a witch and appealed to the soothsayer to spare her but her plea fell on deaf ears.
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