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Man dies after drinking chicken soup
The quest of a 67-year old man to seek the help of a fetish priest to uncover a family pot of gold hidden in a bush has resulted in his death.
Opanin Augustine Amponsah was said to have been offered chicken soup at the shrine, but gave up the ghost after consuming it.
The incident, which took place at Amoawi, a community in Offinso South Municipality of the Ashanti Region, has resulted in the arrest of the fetish priest and priestess.
A police source that confirmed the incident to The Spectator gave their names as Nana Akwasi Amankwaa and Akua Asantewaa, adding that they were arrested on July 14, this year, at their shrine at Amoawi.
According to the police source at Offinso, Opanin Amponsah visited the shrine on July 14 to seek for assistance to evacuate the pot of gold.
The Okomfo allegedly offered the deceased a chicken soup as part of the rituals for the exercise.
“Opanin Amponsah took it and later complained of stomach problems. After a few minutes, he died at the shrine, the police source indicated.
The suspects were arraigned before the Offinso District Court last Friday, provisionally charged with murder.
Presided over by Mrs Christiana Blues, the court remanded the two into police custody for two weeks to reappear on August 16, 2024.
The court also charged the police to do a thorough investigation into the matter
From Kingsley E. Hope, Kumasi