Some angry youth of Banda in the Brong Ahafo Region have invoked curses on writers of supposed xenophobic letters threatening non-natives in the area to leave the town.
The threats emanated from an unidentified group in the area which is fiercely opposed to all government workers who are not natives of the district.
On Tuesday 14 March, a letter written by the group calling itself Concerned Youth of Banda said: “This is to inform all strangers working in this community/school that we are not ready to stay peacefully with you in this community. If you do not leave this district, then we cannot guarantee your safety here.
The letter continued that “What is happening to strangers in South Africa will happen to you or what happened in Faith School in 2016 will repeat itself. We cannot sit down for you to take our job opportunities from us.”
Schools and health facilities have been closed; whiles teachers and health workers have fled the town for safety following letters written by the group.
To demonstrate their innocence, the youth invoked curses on the faceless people behind the letter
A member of the Youth Committee, Tofak Williams told Adom News they have been forced to rain curses on them because their lives are at risk.
“We have nothing against anyone in this town and so we don’t know why some people should just write letters of threat to people working there. We don’t know them and so we have cursed them to die and not threaten our lives anymore” he said.
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Meanwhile, the Wenchi Divisional Police Commander, ACP Sebastian Atsu Wemegah, said police personnel have been deployed to Banda Ahenkro to avert any possible attacks.
SOURCE: Ghana/Adom News/Maame Esi Nyamekye Thompson