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The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Hon Cynthia Mamle Morrison, has condemned in no uncertain terms, the gruesome murder of a 90-year old woman whose name has been given as Dente Akua, who was lynched at Kafaba, a village in the East Gonja Municipality on suspicion of witchcraft.

According to the Minister, her outfit received the video showing the gruesome lynching of the old woman which was making rounds on social media with grave shock and revulsion. She described the incident as barbaric and said, it shook the very foundation of human sensibility.

In a statement issued by the Gender Ministry on Saturday, May 25, 2020, and signed by Hon Cynthia Mamle Morrison, the Ministry is calling for immediate investigations and prosecution of all the perpetrators of the gruesome murder.

“The Ministry, on behalf of the Government and People of Ghana, unreservedly condemns this barbaric act, and calls for immediate investigations and prosecution of all the perpetrators of this gruesome murder in accordance with our laws”, the statement said in parts.

READ THE FULL STATEMENT BELOW:

GENDER MINISTRY CONDEMNS THE GRUESOME LYNCHING OF AN OLD WOMAN AND CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has noted with grave shock and incalculable revulsion, a video making rounds on social media showing a 90-year old woman being lynched on suspicion of witchcraft leading to her unfortunate death.

This unfortunate incident, which is said to have occurred at a village called Kafaba in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region, has, rightly so, shaken the very foundation of our sensibility as humans.

The Ministry, on behalf of the Government and People of Ghana, unreservedly condemns this barbaric act, and calls for immediate investigations and prosecution of all the perpetrators of this gruesome murder in accordance with our laws.

It certainly cannot be said that such antiquated mentality could still be with us in this 21st century where the world and Ghana in particular has made significant strides in upholding the rights and dignity of women.

...Signed...

Hon Cynthia Mamle Morrison (Mrs)
Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection (MP)