Native Doctors Lay Public Curse on Thieves Who Stole Two Electricity Transformers in Kambia

Native Doctors Lay Public Curse on Thieves Who Stole Two Electricity Transformers in Kambia
Traditional medicine men, also known as native doctors, have resorted to performing a public curse ritual, or “gbom sweh,” in Kambia following the recent theft of two transformers in the northern town.
The act, which has drawn attention across the region, was carried out at the Kambia Central Park and was reportedly sanctioned by the Paramount Chief of the area.
A truckload of traditional priests were said to have been involved in the ritual, which was intended to invoke a curse on the perpetrators of the theft.
The move comes in response to the increasing theft of electricity infrastructure in the town and follows similar actions in Lungi, another northern town that has faced similar challenges with transformer thefts.
The theft of transformers, which are vital to the town’s electricity supply, has caused considerable concern among local residents. The invocation of a curse by native doctors, a practice rooted in traditional beliefs, is seen as an unconventional response to combat the growing problem of thefts targeting electrical infrastructure.