A 36-year-old fetish priest has allegedly butchered three men at Baniekrom in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region.
The fetish priest who was only identified as Komfo Osman reportedly stormed the Barniekrom community with a gang and begun inflicting machete wounds on men in the area without any exception.
One of the victims, known in the area as Komfo Medal, 25, had four of his fingers severely cut off by the priest with the two other victims, yet to be identified, sustaining multiple machete wounds.
The three victims are currently receiving treatment at the Mankranso Government Hospital.
The sad incident which occurred Monday April 3, 2023, according to eye witness was a reprisal attack on the part of the priest.
Residents in the area narrated the incident to Light FM News Team
The residents after the incident blamed police officers in the area for the unfortunate incident claiming that, all cases of the alleged criminal acts of the priest reported to the police have been left unattended to.
They added that, they are suspecting police at Mankranso to be partnered with the fetish priest as they have refused to arrest him in most of his unlawful acts.
