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Traditional Healers Warned
By Minkailu Turay
Members of the Sierra Leone Traditional Healers Association (SLATHA) have
described as illegal and criminal, the flagrant display of magical powers
and traditional medicine along the streets of Freetown by members of the
association to attract customers.
The President of SLATHA, Alhaji Sulaiman Kabba told Global Times in an
interview over the weekend that no member of his association was allowed to
create a theatre along the streets of Freetown or elsewhere in the country
to sell, cure or perfume magical powers. He said most areas, where some of
these healers perform would attract large spectators who in turn block
vehicular traffic and hamper pedestrian movement.
Alhaji Kabba said most of the magical performances are not only obnoxious
but would instill fear in the minds of the citizenry. “Through this, they
fleece a lot of money from the unsuspecting public”, the SLATHA President
said and in a very strong term condemned the whole exercise as inhumane. He
said they are putting certain rules and regulations in place to chase out
all those involved in the illegal act.
President Kabbah said this was the same way they got rid of witch-guns,
Fangays, witch-pots and other ‘under world’ antics in Freetown. There was a
time in Sierra Leone he said when many people were afraid to pass through Up
Gun and other areas including Water-Quay, Eastern Police Station etc. which
were then witch-gun infested areas.
He noted that today those areas have all been liberated and assured Global
Times that in the same way they would liberate all the streets from
self-proclaimed traditional healers. He said the government has empowered
them to do all that. “Anyone who has trust in his magical powers and/or
medicine should wait at home. The news about his magical powers will attract
customers” Pa Kabbah said whilst also condemning all adverts of traditional
healers and medicine on the radio and in newspapers.
Honourable Torto said he would like the public to know that his enemies were
trying to eliminate him.