Fetish priest has been banned for practicing juju in Awutu giving two weeks’ ultimatum.

The 60-year-old man with name, Mr. Andrews Asigbe who is a fetish priest at Awutu Adawukwa in the Awutu Senya West has been banned by the Divisional chief of Awutu Adawukwa in the central region.

 Speaking in press conference with the Divisional chief of Awutu Adawukwa; Nai Kwame Tawiah Adawu hinted that, he doesn’t like juju people on his land, and anyone that will be caught will be sanction by the sit law.

 He therefore warned Residents on his land to remove all smaller gods from the community within two weeks’ ultimatum especially Mr. Andrews Asigbe who has been sanction with (one Sheep, a set of drinks and amount of Gh1,500.

 He gives the 60-year juju man two weeks’ ultimatum to pack all his gods from the Awutu Adawukwa land immediately before different actions might be taken by him and elders.

According to the Divisional Chief of Awutu Adawukwa Traditional council, he has noticed with shock that, the rampant armed robbery activities in the country are being motivated by fetish priests simply because, these criminals go to them for spiritual protection (juju).

 He emphatically Stated that, after notorious criminal go to fetish priests for protection (juju), they then battle with the police in gun battle a situation he described as worrying.

 In addition, most children who were being reported missing are as a result of fetish priests using their blood for sacrifice at such, the police must investigate some of the fetish priests in the country.

 At the press conference during the time he sanction the fetish priest (juju man, Mr. Andrews Asigbe) the Divisional chief of Adawukwa stated that he has dedicated the community onto the hands of God the Creator of the universe henceforth, he need no smaller gods in the area.

 Although, there's a freedom of worship in the country but failure to comply with the two weeks’ ultimatum will result in banishing recalcitrant Residents as well as fetish priests.

 He mentioned this to media during press conference after he find one of the Fetish priest who practice juju in the Awutu Adawukwa land which is Abomination to the chief of the land.The fetish priest whose name is Mr. Andrews Asigbe 60-year man also signed a bond for not practicing juju in the Adawukwa land Again.

The leader of the Ewe’s in the Adawukwa community, Mr. Sampson K. Dekpor pleaded on behalf of the Fetish priest Mr. Andrews Asigbe and   promise to advise fellow Ewe’s to put a stop on the juju activities in the Awutu Adawukwa land to avoid conflict.

He also called on all the juju men on the Awutu Adawukwa to pack their juju immediately from the community.

Story by Kwaku Donkoh.