A man believed to be in his early forties has been accused of erecting a voodoo idol in a rented apartment in Agbozume, located in the Ketu Municipal District of the Volta Region. A video of the incident shared on social media shows angry residents storming the apartment and attempting to force him out, describing him as an “evil man.”
In the video, the accused, dressed in a white singlet and blue shorts with a white substance believed to be powder smeared on his body, is seen in a heated confrontation with the residents, who attempt to destroy his makeshift shrine.
The video also captures items believed to be associated with the shrine, as well as a woman, presumably the landlady, screaming in the local Ewe dialect. She is heard accusing the man of spiritually murdering children.
Someone help us, this man has erected an idol in my mother’s apartment. He has erected an idol to kill children. Somebody help us! He is a murderer. How can you do this in a rented apartment? He is an evil man. We need help!
It is a lie! You can’t do anything to us. We don’t care who dies. You are an evil man. There are pictures of several people here. This man is a murderer. Somebody help save us from him. He has been exposed!
The video has since sparked mixed reactions on social media.
Angry residents in Agbozume, Volta Region tackled a tenant over his alleged establishment of a shrine in his rented apartment.
Displeased with the development, the landlord and some other residents stormed the residence to enforce the tenant’s immediate eviction, upon which… pic.twitter.com/WOwv9XYIMB
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January 19, 2025