DOOM PROPHECIES AFFECT ELDERLY PEOPLE- HON. FREDA PREMPEH

The Deputy Minister of Gender Ministry who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Tano North Constituency in the Ahafo Region, Hon. Freda Prempeh has expressed her grave shock and incalculable revulsion at the lynching of a 90-year old woman.

The video making rounds on social media shows the old woman being lynched on suspicion of witchcraft. This unfortunately, led to her death.

The sad incident is said to have occurred at a village called Kafaba in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region.

She blame some Prophets and soothsayers who make some unpleasantly prophecies just to tarnish the image of people especially age men and women.

According to her, elderly people face stigmatization in their various communities because they have been accused of witchcraft.

She again disclosed that, they are fighting very hard to destroy all witch camps in the country.

She lamented that, these elderly people will voluntary visits these witch camps because of stigmatization they face in their communities.