Traditional Healers Warned

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.

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