Was the killing of an Okada rider a ritual murder in light of the missing body parts or was it an ‘ordinary murder’ by Buduburam criminals who by removing the body parts wanted creating a cover-up for their crime? A legitimate question, but the neighborhood has no doubts. It was a murder for ritual purposes.
The body was found at Blue Rose Estate, a suburb of Buduburam, in the Gomoa East District of Ghana’s Central Region.
The murder took place only a few days after the lifeless body of a man, estimated to be in his 50s, had been discovered – whereas his head cold not be found – and some weeks after the ritual murder of Ishmael Mensah Abdallah, a 10-year old boy, both in the Central Region. Apparently, so-called ‘money rituals’ are on the increase in Ghana. In this indeed a growing trend and, if yes, what is the explanation for this phenomenon based on superstition and greed?
We will closely watch future events in Ghana and come back to you when more facts emerge (webmaster FVDK).
Buduburam: Okada rider found dead with manhood, ears and eyes missing
Published: April 25, 2021
By: Pulse, Ghana – Emmanuel Ayamga
A commercial motorbike rider, locally known as Okada, has been found dead with some of his body parts missing. The lifeless body of the unidentified man was found at Blue Rose Estate, a suburb of Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.
According to a report by Adomonline, the deceased, who is in his 20s, was found without his penis, ears and eyes.
Other parts were also missing from the body of the motorbike rider, in what is widely suspected to be a murder for ritual purposes.
Reports suggest the killers hired the rider but murdered him midway through the journey and also bolted with his motorbike.
The body of the deceased has since been deposited at the St Gregory Hospital mortuary, with the Police also commencing investigations.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Buduburam, Nana Kojo Essel II, has bemoaned the high rate of crime in the community.
He appealed to the government to demolish the Buduburam “Gab”, which has become a hideout for criminals.
This comes just weeks after 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah Abdallah was gruesomely murdered at Kasoa in the Central region for money rituals.
Source: Buduburam: Okada rider found dead with manhood, ears and eyes missing
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Central Region: Okada Rider Murdered; Manhood, Ears and Eyes missing
Published: April 26, 2021
By: Africa At Random – Mustafa Sana
A commercial motorbike rider, locally known as Okada, has been found dead with some of his body parts missing. The lifeless body of the unidentified man was found at Blue Rose Estate, a suburb of Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.
According to a report by Adomonline, the deceased, who is in his 20s, was found without his penis, ears and eyes.
Other parts were also missing from the body of the Okada rider, in what is widely suspected to be a murder for ritual purposes.
Reports suggest the killers hired the rider but murdered him midway through the journey and also bolted with his motorbike.
The body of the deceased has since been deposited at the St Gregory Hospital mortuary, with the Police also commencing investigations.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Buduburam, Nana Kojo Essel II, has bemoaned the high rate of crime in the community.
He appealed to the government to demolish the Buduburam “Gab”, which has become a hideout for criminals.
This comes just weeks after 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah Abdallah was gruesomely murdered at Kasoa in the Central region for money rituals.
The heinous crime was committed by two teenagers, identified as Felix Nyarko and Nicholas Kiki, who have since been apprehended by the Police.
The suspects, aged 16 and 18, later confessed to taking their young neighbour’s life on the instruction of a spiritualist, whom they had discovered on television.
Source: Pulse news
Source: Central Region: Okada Rider Murdered; Manhood, Ears and Eyes missing
