Fetish priest butchers three men at Baniekrom

A 36-year-old fetish priest identified as Komfo Osman has reportedly butchered three men at Baniekrom in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region. This occurred on Monday, April 3, 2023.

Komfo Osman reportedly stormed the Barniekrom community with a gang and began inflicting machete wounds on men in the area without any exception.

One of the victims, who is a 25-year-old, also known in the area as Komfo Medal, had four of his fingers severed from his hand by the priest with the two other victims, yet to be identified, sustaining deep machete wounds.

The three victims are currently receiving treatment at the Mankranso Government Hospital.

According to an eyewitness, it was a revenge attack on the part of the priest.

“This Komfo Osman came to our community two years ago and since then, our community has not been the same, he has engaged in a number of suspected criminal activities including the alleged kidnapping of a girl, beating up community members with his gang, and  threatening people with a live gun among others”

“Just recently some young men believed to be workers for the fetish priest went on a rampage and attacked a resident of Barniekrom leaving him with multiple wounds; the boy mobilized some men and destroyed the house of the priest including his gods”.

“Komfo Osman came here yesterday with some thugs and started attacking any man they met on the streets. Three men were however butchered by the priest and his thugs”

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.

They are suspecting police at Mankranso of being in bed with the fetish priest as they have refused to arrest him.