Two jailed 13 years for human skull transaction

On November 26, 2024, 6:50 PM

A gravedigger, Abdul Razak Mohammed, 49; and Frimpong, a mason; have been sentenced to eight and five years in prison, respectively, by the Dansoman Circuit Court for possessing a human skull without court authorisation.

The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Christopher Wonder, explained that Mohammed works as a grave digger at Awudome Cemetery, while Frimpong, the buyer of the skull, is a mason and resides in Pokuase.

The court heard that a few months ago, Frimpong became friends with Nana Attah on Facebook, where Attah introduced himself as a fetish priest.

Frimpong, struggling with a lack of contracts in his masonry work, sought spiritual help from Attah.

According to the prosecution, during a visit to Attah’s shrine in Winneba, Frimpong was told that a human skull was needed for rituals to improve his fortune.

On October 25, 2024, at around 10:30 p.m., Frimpong met with Mohammed at Awudome Cemetery to arrange the acquisition of a human skull.

Mohammed agreed to provide the skull for GH₵600, payable via mobile money.

The skull was then handed over to Frimpong.

Later that afternoon, at around 2:00 p.m., a police patrol team, Bravo Checker 3, led by General Lance Corporal Eric Dedzo, stopped Frimpong while riding an unregistered motorcycle near Odorgonno Secondary School.

During a search, a human skull wrapped in a black plastic bag was found in Frimpong’s backpack, leading to his arrest.

Frimpong implicated Mohammed as his supplier, leading to Mohammed’s arrest.

Both men pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful use of human parts.

The court convicted them based on their guilty pleas and gave them the sentences.

However, Attah, believed to have requested for the skull, pleaded not guilty after his arrest and arraignment.