Student killed through occultism

Information gathered over the weekend indicates that fear has gripped students of a well known Senior High School in the Central Region, after one of three students, who allegedly practiced occultism, died at a hospital.

The three, whose names are being withheld for security reasons, according to investigations, were introduced into the practice by their seniors.

Sources disclosed that the three were taken to a ‘juju’ man, one Sir John at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality.

Information has it that the students practiced their occultism in the bush and sometimes, late at night in the classroom.

They went for the powers to be able get rich, learn hard as well as to lure ladies.

The incident came to the public domain when one of them, whose father is a pastor abroad, got sick from breaking the occultism rules and was therefore taken home due to the deteriorating condition of his sickness.

According to sources, this compelled one of the past students of the school to call the boy’s mother to find out how the boy was faring.

The said past student later prompted the mother to ask the boy to tell the truth, since he (the boy) has been involved in occultism.

Sources said the form three Visual Arts student, 18, refused to tell the truth and was later rushed to a hospital in Cape Coast where he was admitted for about a week.

Reports indicate that the boy’s skin started peeling off while on admission and he died later, sending chills down the spines of the other two; aged 16 and 17, who come from strong Christian homes. They later approached their headmaster and confessed to him.

The body has been deposited at the hospital morgue where he died.

The two boys were asked to stay with their housemaster and their parents were called to report to the school on Sunday.

A meeting was held between the headmaster, housemasters and some reverend ministers in Cape Coast to find a lasting solution to the problem.

The source further said during the meeting, one of the students claimed the ‘juju’ man had already left Mankessim and did not know his whereabouts.

Daily Guide/AMA