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Dr Angela Dwamena-Aboagye, the Executive Director of Ark Foundation
Dr Angela Dwamena-Aboagye, the Executive Director of Ark Foundation

Ark Foundation condemns murder of 90-year-old woman

The Ark Foundation Ghana has condemned the gruesome murder of the 90-year-old woman identified as Akua Denteh at Kafaba in the East Gonja Municipality after she was accused of being a witch.

The foundation described the incident reported by the media on Thursday, July 23, 2020 as barbaric and observed that it consisted of several infractions of the legal and human rights of the deceased.



A statement released by the foundation listed wrongful accusation of practising witchcraft, verbal abuse and intimidation, severe assault and battery, murder and bystanders who by their inaction abetted the murder of the innocent woman as some of the inhumane treatment suffered by the 90-year-old woman.

"As an organisation concerned with the safety and protection of women, the Ark Foundation calls on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to ensure swift action towards the apprehension of the direct perpetrators of the brutal act a

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