Man Jailed For Attempting To Use 5-year Old Girl For Money Ritual

Head porter jailed 60 months for attempting to use 5-year old girl for money ritual

The court held that the prosecution at the end of the trial succeeded in proving the offence against Gabianu.

The prosecution led by Superintendent of Police, Agnes Boafo, narrated that the complainant, Patricia Asamoah, was a trader residing at Mallam, Accra.

The prosecution said the complainant indicated that she had gone to the Kantamanto Market, Accra, with the five-year-old daughter and had asked her to wait for her (complainant) in front of a public toilet while she attended to nature’s call at about 17:30 hours.

It said after attending to nature’s call, the complainant could not find her daughter and on April 4, 2023, at about 12:30 am, the Police at Pokuase received information that Gabianu had been arrested over an attempted money ritual and brought to them by a herbalist.


The prosecution said the Police at Pokuase then handed over Gabianu to the Accra Railway Police for further investigations.

It said the herbalist indicated that Gabianu had brought the victim to him to be killed for a ” sacrifice for money ritual”.

The prosecution said in Gabianu’s caution statement, he admitted the offence.