The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, says the alleged ritual killing of an 11-year-old boy at Kasoa poses a threat to national security.
A statement signed by its President, Archbishop Philip Naameh, condemned the “horrid action” of the two teenagers who reportedly lured the boy to his death.
It therefore called for a national dialogue on how to nib the canker in the bud, while supporting calls for speedy investigations into the case.
The Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference, reiterated the need for the gruesome murder of the young boy to be seen as a national security threat which requires action speedily to deal with.
They add that this should serve as a wake-up call for Ghana to find out what has gone wrong as a nation.
Additionally, the Bishops attributed the behavior of the teenagers partly to the loss of moral values in the society.
To this end, the Bishops condemned the tendency to celebrate wealth, manifested in adoring the rich without questioning the source of their wealth, equating donations to good leadership, and the belief that money has to be made by hook or by crook, and urged Ghanaians to chart a new path toward genuine values.
Expressing concern that the teenagers’ actions were “derived from watching some of the audio-visual content on television with the promise to make people wealthy within a short period” the Catholic Bishops Conference called on Ghanaian authorities to take immediate steps to regulate media content.
