PRESS STATEMENT !!!

The Regional Reintegration Committee calls for Justice for Mma Safura Imoro and Mba Cherefo accused of Witchraft and lynched at Zakpalsi  community in the Mion District of the Northern Region

We the members of the Northern Regional Reintegration committee on Witchcraft Accusation and Disbandment of Allege Witches’ camps wish to condemn the lynching of Safura Imoro,  a middle aged woman in her forties  and Mba Cherefo, an elderly man in Zakpalsi in the Mion District of the Northern Region on suspicion of Witchcraft. It is unfortunate to learn that the two were lynched in the early hours of Sunday, 7th May, 2023. This is barbaric and an afront to Human Rights, especially as Ghana has signed onto a number of international human rights conventions including the CEDAW.

The particular worrying thing is that Mma Safura was killed at the forecourt of the Zakpalsi Naa Palace. She left behind 7 children, the last of which is only 3 years old.

This is a clear case of an alleged murder and there should not be any interference in order to give the police the space to do their investigations.

We wish to commend the police for their early visit to the scene in the community and urge them to press this through.

We collectively call on the police to act swiftly on this issue in order to bring the perpetrators to book and give justice to the victims and their families.

On this note, we appeal to traditional leaders to support the Police to give justice to the victims and their families whilst calling on Parliament to hasten the passage of the Anti-witchcraft bill into law.

We urge the general   public to desist from taking the law into their hands.

The committee can confirm that the case was reported to the police at the Mion District.

Reintegration Committee Members: ActionAid, Songtaba, CHRAJ, DoVVSU, Department of Gender, Representatives of traditional and Religious leaders.