A tragic incident has sent chills down the spines of X users: a woman was burned alive after being accused of witchcraft.
The brutal act unfolded as onlookers stood by as the flames engulfed her.
Details surrounding the incident remain shrouded in mystery, with the exact location of the atrocity yet to be confirmed.
Recently, eight women accused of witchcraft in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau have perished from poisoning in a remote northern area. The grim incident, which occurred on February 22, was confirmed by a senior official to AFP on Thursday.
The sequence of events unfolded after the sudden and mysterious deaths of two young individuals in Culade, located in the Cacheu region. Blame swiftly fell upon women in the community, leading to a horrifying response orchestrated by an animist priest. Under coercion, the accused women were compelled to ingest poison.
Tragically, all eight women, aged over 50, succumbed to the toxic substance, while an additional 21 individuals were hospitalized in the nearby capital of Sao Domingos. Carlos Sanha, a senior administrative figure in the area, provided these distressing details.
Ghana is also known for the gruesome torture and murder of women accused of witchcraft. In 2023, Parliament passed the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2022, (Witchcraft Bill), but it is yet to be assented to by President Akufo-Addo.
He argues that its preparation flouts Article 108 of the 1992 Ghana Constitution and he, therefore, cannot assent to them due to the constitutional issues.
The said article reads;
108. SETTLEMENT OF FINANCIAL MATTERS.
Parliament shall not, unless the bill is introduced or the motion is introduced by, or on behalf
of, the President—
(a) proceed upon a bill including an amendment to a bill, that, in the opinion of the person
presiding, makes provision for any of the following—
(i) the imposition of taxation or the alteration of taxation otherwise than by reduction; or
(ii) the imposition of a charge on the Consolidated Fund or other public funds of Ghana or the
alteration of any such charge otherwise than by reduction; or
(iii) the payment, issue or withdrawal from the Consolidated Fund or other public funds of
Ghana of any moneys not charged on the Consolidated Fund or any increase in the amount of
that payment, issue or withdrawal; or
(iv) the composition or remission of any debt due to the Government of Ghana; or
(b) proceed upon a motion, including an amendment to a motion, the effect of which, in the
opinion of the person presiding, would be to make provision for any of the purposes specified
in paragraph (a) of this article.