Following the lynching of Akua Denteh, a 90-year-old woman in the Gonja East District of the Northern Region, there has been uproar and a call for justice for her gruesome murder.
Akua Denteh was accused of witchcraft by a fetish priest subsequently leading to her lynching by relatives and community members.
On social media, enraged Ghanaians have taken to the hashtag #JusticeForNanabaa to protest her lynching and are calling for swift actions from the government to ensure that the evil doers face the full wrath of the law.
A petition is also being signed on social media to put more pressure on government to see to it that justice is carried out.
You lynch a 90 year old woman because a so called Fetish Priest said sheβs a witch..Weβre in the 21st Century and these absurd behaviors must stop#JusticeForNanabaa pic.twitter.com/zKtaT0IXbE
β Nungua Burnaboy (@Views09) July 27, 2020
Hustle and stop blaming old ladies for your misfortunes #JusticeForNanabaa
β Fiifi KWABS (@fyne_fii) July 27, 2020
By now it is this men of God oo who caused this. Killing someone just because she's a suspect of witchcraft. ei #JusticeForNanabaa pic.twitter.com/BHjBWsr9Mm
β NO-TIME(@iamNotime) July 27, 2020
Major Maxwell Adam Mahama was lynched in this country and we all thought weβve learnt from that unfortunate event
β Kelewele Joint
Today, women in a community have lynched a 90 year old woman cos they think sheβs a witch smh...sad #JusticeForNanabaa(@Ankamagyimi) July 27, 2020
Hypocrisy is seeking justice for George Floyd and turning deaf ear in seeking justice for Nanabaa...#JusticeForNanabaa
pic.twitter.com/n9WlL9IWbS
βPanenka-Penalty
(@NuyakAhm) July 27, 2020
Anyone in hands of the old woman's death erh God is also doing his part
β Sb Orlando#JusticeForNanabaa
(@gyaigyiimi) July 27, 2020
Are we still killing people in this modern world just because you suspect them of witchcraft? Are we serious? WTF #JusticeForNanabaa
β NO-TIME(@iamNotime) July 27, 2020
What dey pain me kraaa be say the woman be 90 years old and you could watch her face and do that to her , Herh nnipa y3 wicked
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#JusticeForNanabaaMempeasem President
(@AsieduMends) July 27, 2020
In older days old people were respected a lot , and they were regarded as the people with wisdom and good advice , now we see them as witches and wizard .#JusticeForNanabaa
β Alpha SarkCess(@AlphaSarkces) July 27, 2020
The way Dem dey kill witches Nowadays, make no bro cross my Lane oo
β BURNERXI will just take you do soup simple
#JusticeForNanabaa
(@QuasiBurnerx) July 27, 2020
A Woman With 7 Children, Like How Will The Children Feel When They See The Video. And 48 hours No Actions Has Been Taken By The Police.
β Cape Kwesi Arthur
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Action Must Be Taken Now By The @GhPoliceService#JusticeForNanabaa
(@GyaiNkwasiasem_) July 27, 2020
Great advice from @Bridget_Otoo to the youth who blame the life challenges on "witch grandmother" ; and to those who quention why grannies grow older, a message for you. #JusticeForNanabaa pic.twitter.com/pF5RBn15WD
β Maiestas(@Ebenezer_Peegah) July 27, 2020
Beating a 90yr old woman just because she's ah witch,you'll go deep down too these woman are lazy and don't want to do any hard work but will be blaming witches/ Wizards for thier problems
#JusticeForNanabaa
β Ameyaw BullDoc(@ABulldoc) July 27, 2020
I just watched the full video of NanaBaa's lynching and chale I'm really heart broken
β. See how a woman was courageously hitting an old woman with a stone
. All those involved need to be taken into police custody and dealt with severely
#JusticeForNanabaa
ΠΌΞΏΟΞΏΟΠΈ ΡΞΉΠ½Ξ±ΠΈΠΈΞ±
(@AkosuaPheana) July 27, 2020
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