(video) Police arrest businessman for allegedly attempting to use daughter for money ritual

The police have arrested a 42-year-old businessman for allegedly taking his 11-year-old daughter to a herbalist in Oyibi Kom in Accra for money ritual

Evans Oppong, a resident of Fise, near Amasaman, was arrested on Friday 3 June 2022 while undergoing the ritual at the home of a herbalist.

The herbalist, Nana Adu-Boafo, caused the arrest of Oppong adding that he wanted to prove that “not all herbalists are bad”.

A viral video circulating on social media shows Oppong with a white cloth around his waist while his daughter waits in a room to be “sacrificed”.

A statement issued by the police said, “the suspect’s arrest followed information provided by a patriotic citizen to the police, and we are grateful to him for his selfless service which has saved the life of the child involved.”

“The victim is currently in the safe custody of the police while an effort is being made to reunite her with her mother and the rest of the family,” the statement added.

Read the full statement below: