Man dies over goat meat

01-11-10 A 30 year old farmer, Adamu Adama, resident at Nakong Tingbane, a village near Pusiga in the Bawku East District of the Upper East Region, has been charged for the murder of Baba Abunkundug, over a goat meat. According to the Public Relations Officer of the Regional Police Command, Chief Inspector, Thomas Agbanyo, both the accused and the deceased some few weeks ago, were among a group of people who went to worship the fetish god “Tingbane” in Nakong as part of their annual ritual to show appreciation to the god for its guidance and protection. The annual festivity is done with sacrificial activities to pacify and appease the fetish god. According to Chief Inspector Agbanyo, after the sacrificial goat has been slaughtered for ritual purposes and the carcass has been cooked, a quarrel ensued between the accused Adamu and the deceased, Baba Abunkudug, 24 over the goat meat. During the scuffle, the deceased was mercilessly beaten because the accused had the upper hand in terms of strength. The deceased after the assault was rushed to Akanye Clinic at Pusiga, a village near Bawku and finally referred to the Bawku Hospital where he died. The deceased Baba Abunkudug died at exactly 7.00pm on the 23rd of September, 2010. The accused was apparently arrested and would be put before the Bawku Circuit court for prosecution over the murder of his colleague. Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Bolgatanga Regional Morgue for autopsy.
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