The Bolgatanga Magistrate Court has remanded into police custody five
out of the 63 people recently arrested for allegedly lynching a
67-year-old woman, accused of being a witch at Yenboka Kenna, a town in
Pelungu in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region in Ghana.
The victim, Yenboka Kenna, was accused of witchcraft by some residents
of the area and was sent to the Chief of Pelungu Naab Sobil Sore (IV)
who later discharged her of not being guilty.
She was subsequently lynched by a mob on the night of Sunday, 28th May
2017, at the Pelungu market, a day before Major Maxwell Adam Mahama was
lynched at Denkyira-Obuasi, the Central Region of Ghana
Appearing before the Magistrate court this afternoon, were four members
of the same family: Gbambil Sore, Mba Sore, Timbila Sore and Samuel Sore
including one Kofi Pale.
The five suspects were among 63 persons rounded up in a police swoop on
10th of June, 2017, to assist police investigations in ascertaining the
killers of the deceased.
During the court hearing, the prosecutor, Inspector Gilbert Boteng
Addae, prayed the court to remand the plaintiffs into police custody to
enable them to complete their investigations into the matter.
He argued that, the plaintiffs to some extent had knowledge about the
occurrences of events leading to the lynching of the deceased, but were
only willing to give information on the condition that, the chief of
Pelungu Naab Sebil Sore (IV) returns from Geneva where he is currently
attending a program.
He added that the plaintiffs may interfere in investigations if granted
bail, and thus prayed the court to remand them into police custody for
two weeks.
However, counsel for the plaintiffs, Anthony Namoo, prayed the court to
admit to bail the first suspect Gbambil Sore based on grounds of
ill-health.
He also questioned why the fifth suspect, Samuel Sore, an employee of
the Controller and Accountant Generals Department, who resides and works
in Bolga, and was not home (Pelungu) on the day the incident occurred;
but was only arrested the following day could have been remanded.
But the Magistrate Court presided over by His Worship Osman Abdul-Hakin,
denied the request, and remanded the five suspects into police custody
to enable police to complete their investigations.
The case has thus been adjourned to the 28th of June, 2017.
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