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Western Region: Alleged ‘Sakawa Boys’ held hostage at Nkotompo after dropping an object into the sea
Tension has erupted at Nkotompo, a fishing community in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region, after residents held a group of young men suspected to be engaged in “sakawa” rituals, hostage. Sakawa is a Ghanaian term for illegal practices which combine modern Internet-based fraud ...
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published: Aug 23, 2025

Tension has erupted at Nkotompo, a fishing community in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region, after residents held a group of young men suspected to be engaged in “sakawa” rituals, hostage. Sakawa is a Ghanaian term for illegal practices which combine modern Internet-based fraud with African traditionalist rituals. The incident occurred on August 23 when the […]
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