Two men have died after one of them was cursed for wrongfully accusing a driver of stealing his phone.
The incident happened at Dankame at Asante Akyem.
According to the report, a taxi driver while returning from his farm met another taxi driver, identified as Rootman and gave him a lift. Rootman, who initially sat at the front seat moved to the trunk of the car when a passenger got into the car. Rootman, according to the report did that so as not to pay for transportation.
When Rootman got home, he realized his phone was not on him so he went to the taxi driver station to ask the driver who had given him the lift. Rootman accused the driver of stealing the phone which the driver denied.
The driver was arrested and bailed the following day after Rootman and his friends reported him.
After the driver was bailed, his wife who was furious called on the name of a river god called Yaayaa in the area and told the god to kill Rootman when he crosses the river only if its true her husband stole the phone.
Also, she told the god to also kill her husband if he stole the phone and is denying it.
Days later, Rootman fell sick and his brother-in-law called Old Soldier who was among those who reported the stolen phone to the police came and took him to the hospital.
The two men crossed the river when they were going to the hospital and when they were going home.
Minutes after their return Rootman died at home and his brother-in-law, Old Soldier was also found dead in his home.
Their family members went to consult the river priest who worships the river god and after his incantations, he informed the family that the river god confirmed the killing of the two men.
According to the priest, the god informed him the driver did not steal the phone but Rootman left the phone on top of the car when they stopped at a filling station to buy petrol. Rootman forgot to take the phone and when the car started moving the phone fell from the top of the car.
On the death of the Old Soldier, the priest said the god killed him because he knew Rootman had been cursed and he took him to the hospital.
The priest went on to tell the families of Rootman and Old Soldier that the god was also not happy with those who took the bodies of the two men to the mortuary and also those who wanted to settle the issue between Rootman and the driver. Therefore, he will kill all those involved who were 12 in number.
The priest informed them the god is demanding for ₵120, Schnapp and a fowl from each of the 12 people while Rootman who was the reason for all this is to pay ₵700, a sheep, a fowl and a Schnapp.
The family of Rootman and those expected to die sent the items to the priest and they went to the rive to pacify the god.
According to the report, the woman who cursed Rootman was expected to be there, however, she fell sick and was sent to the hospital.
Rootman left behind a wife and four kids.
-The Post
