Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
The shocking stories of Sakawa boys in Ghana keeps getting unbelievable as they unfold. It was all shock and fear when a Sakawa boy at Asante Bekwai in the Ashanti region turned into a cat after sleeping in a coffin for seven days.
The story of money ritual ‘Sakawa’ boys is getting scarier and mysterious everyday as unusual things always pop out from it, and if not hurting the ritualist then a relative which makes it a self-fight activity.
The young man was among three friends, Kwadwo Kumasi (28), Yaw Mensah (37) and Kwame Osei (26) who had contacted a popular Juju man called Mallam Kantanka, at Sefwi Asawinso in the Western Region, to perform rituals for them to become rich overnight.
Kwadwo Kumasi, who is said to have known Mallam Kantanka for a long time, sacrificed to be the first to sleep in the coffin as part of the rituals, while the remaining two waited their turns.
Later on, the sorcerer vanished as he noticed that something bad and shocking had happened – the said development then disturbed Kumasi’s friends to report the case to the police.
Later on, the sorcerer vanished as he noticed that something bad and shocking had happened – the said development then disturbed Kumasi’s friends to report the case to the police.
The Asawinso district police commander, Richard Boahen who confirmed the shocking development says Mallam Kantanka has been called for interrogation.
Mallam Kantanka at the police station confirmed the report of the two complainants but said the spirits gave the two colleagues seven more days to perform some rituals to bring Kumasi back to life.
Mallam Kantanka at the police station confirmed the report of the two complainants but said the spirits gave the two colleagues seven more days to perform some rituals to bring Kumasi back to life.
The commander added that the police are waiting to see Kumasi’s return, as promised by Mallam Kantanka, while investigations were still ongoing.
However, followed up investigations by the police at the shrine revealed that a cat and an amount of money were found in a coffin in which Kumasi had slept for the rituals.
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