The Minister-Designate for the Northeast Region of Ghana, Tia Ibrahim, has stated that, contrary to perceptions held about the Gambaga Witches Camp, it served as a settlement for individuals accused of witchcraft.
The nominee appearing before the Appointments Vetting Committee on Monday, January 27, 2025, described the history behind the camp as an interesting one.
He stated that the camp, despite its controversial nature, provided a home for those sent there.
He told the committee that the Gambaga Witches Camp was established as a sanctuary to protect accused individuals from being harmed or killed.
Tia Ibrahim revealed that in the past, persons accused of witchcraft were physically assaulted and most cases killed, and the camp served as a shield for such individuals.
“The history of the Gambaga witches camp is very interesting. Initially, they used to kill alleged witches, and then the Imam condemned the killings and proposed that they be sent to the traditional priest, who had the powers to neutralise the witchery, and that was when they stopped the killings.
“So the Gambaga witches camp served as a home for the witches, and so when you get there and it proves that you are not a witch, they allow you to go back, but if it turns otherwise, then you remain there, and then he uses his spiritual powers to neutralise the witchery in the witch.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana