Man Buries Disabled Child Alive Under Prophetess Direction

A father of five, who is alleged to have buried his physically challenged child alive at Breman Brakwa in the Asikuma-Odoben Brakwa District in the Central Region, has been remanded by the Breman Asikuma Magistrate Court.

Paul Adobaw, aka Kojo Okor, is said to have buried the 18-month old child, Yaw Adobaw, under the direction of a supposed prophetess, Ama Nkansah, who is on the run.

Preliminary Investigations

DSP Oppong said preliminary police investigations revealed that Adobaw was married to one Yaa Atta at Brakwa, with whom he had five children. Eighteen-month-old Yaw Adobaw was their fourth child.

However, Yaw had not been able to walk since birth, on which basis the father consulted Prophetess Ama Nkansah at Gomoa Eshiem.

The police said Nkansah was said to have told Adobaw that the baby was a spirit child from a river, and that if he did not return the baby to the river gods, he would continue giving birth to such babies.

DSP Oppong said on the day of the incident, Adobaw and the prophetess sent the baby to the backyard of the house near the Gyankobeng stream, dug a grave, performed some rituals on the child and buried him alive.