Former Executive Director of the Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has said that the killing of the 10-year old boy at Kasoa for money rituals by two teenagers does not every adolescent is morally bankrupt.
He said there are five million teenagers and actions of two should not mean that all teenagers are in search of quick money.
Reacting to the killing of an 11-year-old by his colleagues who are 16 and 17 years, for ritual purposes at Kasoa on Facebook, Mr. Otchere-Darko said “There are over 5 million teenagers in Ghana.
“Two among the lot are accused of committing the shocking and abominable murder of a boy for alleged ritual purposes.
“However, we should go slow on suggesting that this somehow represents a horribly new phenomenon of moral decadence to do with some premature pursuit of greed that has suddenly gripped our society, destroying the innocence of our teenagers. Ghanaian adolescents have not all of sudden started committing heinous crimes in search of quick cash. Let’s not use one isolated incident to suggest a phenomenon.
“My sympathies to the parents and loved ones of the victim. May his young soul Rest In Peace.”
Responding to his post, award-winning journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni disagree saying “You may want to pass by a betting centre in the sprawling communities one of these days. And if you have followed the activities of internet fraudsters and some armed robbers who are arrested of late, you will be worried about the ages of the perpetrators. That aside, there is no denying the fact that greed and get-rich-quick are the attitudes sinking this nation. Even if the main perpetrators aren’t children, they provide disturbing lessons to the children and youth who watch. Wealth, irrespective of its source, is the ultimate decider in politics, religion and almost every sphere of our nation’s life. It’s a serious issue we should not downplay, sir.”
Source: Ghana Waves