SHOCK GRIPPED the residents of Yaw Barimakrom, a farming community
near Nyinahin in the Atwima Mponua district of the
Ashanti region, after
a man allegedly grabbed a seven-year-old class one pupil and shaved his
hair for rituals.
Kwaku Wiredu, aka Sika Wura, allegedly picked the victim, Kofi Sarfo,
to his cocoa farm, forcibly shaved him with a sharp razor blade and
then wrapped the hair with a plantain leave.
The incident, which left dozens of the residents in a state of shock, occurred on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at about 6.30pm.
The Nyinahin District Police commander, DSP E.O Fosu, who confirmed
the incident in an interview, said the police was investigating the
matter to establish its authenticity or otherwise.
According to him, it was possible the suspect might have been framed
up in connection with a chieftaincy dispute involving him and other
people in the community.
Explaining how he was picked up, little Kofi Sarfo said he was
playing with two of his school mates, Solo and Mawuli after school when
the suspect called and dragged him to his cocoa farm.
He told DAILY GUIDE that his two friends decided to follow them but Kwaku Wiredu sternly warned them to go back and play.
He said when they got to the cocoa farm, the suspect asked him to sit
on a stump and removed a razor blade from his pocket and began to shave
him with it.
The seven-year-old pupil said he kept mute while the suspect shaved
his hair as he threatened to cut off his head if he screamed.
He said after shaving a portion of his hair, the suspect wiped the
blood that was oozing from his head with the shaved hair and wrapped it
with a plantain leave before keeping it in his pocket.
The suspect, the minor narrated, then gave the used razor blade with blood stains on it to him to take home.
The mother of the victim, Yaa Alamisi who was stunned by the incident
said they first reported the matter to the Agogoso Unit Committee where
they were advised to formally lodge a complaint with the Adiembra
Police.
She said the suspect was arrested after the two friends of the victim
had testified to the police about what had transpired but was later
transferred to the District Police Command at Nyinahin.
Alamisi disclosed that at about 6pm that fateful day, she asked one
of her sons to call the victim for his evening meal but was told by the
friends that the suspect had taken him to his cocoa farm.
She said her family had rejected pleas by the suspect’s family to
have the matter settled out of court insisting that the court was the
appropriate platform for legitimate determination of the case.
She said she was terrified at the suspicion that the suspect might
use the hair for ritual purposes in order to make more money while they
faced adverse consequences.
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