A grave digger and his accomplice have been sentenced for their involvement in the illegal possession and sale of a human skull at the Awudome Cemetery in Accra.
Abdul Razak Mohammed, a 49-year-old grave digger, was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Dansoman Circuit Court for being in unlawful possession of the skull.
Both Mohammed and Frimpong pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful use of human parts. Frimpong, who also faced charges in the case, was handed a five-year prison sentence for his involvement in the illegal transaction.
Mohammed was found to have sold the human remains to 24-year-old Alex Frimpong for GH₵600, allegedly to help Frimpong secure more contracts for his masonry work.
The court convicted them based on their guilty pleas and handed down the respective sentences.
Nana Attah, a fetish priest believed to have ordered the skull, pleaded not guilty after his arrest and arraignment.
The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Christopher Wonder, explained that Frimpong resides in Pokuase while Mohammed works as a grave digger at Awudome Cemetery.
A few months ago, Frimpong became friends with Nana Attah on Facebook, where Attah introduced himself as a fetish priest.
Frimpong, struggling with a lack of contracts in his masonry work, sought spiritual help from Attah.
According to the prosecution, during a visit to Attah’s shrine in Winneba, Frimpong was told that a human skull was needed for rituals to improve his fortune.
On October 25, 2024, at around 10:30 p.m., Frimpong met with Mohammed at Awudome Cemetery to arrange the acquisition of a human skull.
Mohammed agreed to provide the skull in exchange for GH₵600, with the payment to be made via mobile money, and the skull handed over to Frimpong.
Later that afternoon, at around 2:00 p.m., a police patrol team, Bravo Checker 3, led by General Lance Corporal Eric Dedzo, stopped Frimpong as he was riding an unregistered motorcycle near Odorgonno Secondary School.
During a search, a human skull wrapped in a black plastic bag was found in Frimpong’s backpack, leading to his arrest.
Frimpong later implicated Mohammed as his supplier, and Mohammed was subsequently arrested.
