Six young men have found themselves in hot water today after they were arrested for their alleged involvement in the murder of a chief priest and his nephew after the two failed to deliver on their promise to double their money.

The six are believed to have given to the fetish priest, Nana Asare Obinim, a cool GHc 10,000 for him to increase to an even cooler GHc 100,000.

According to the Nkawkaw District Police Commander, DSP Gyabeng Manu, the alleged act is believed to have occurred on July 30, when the six made their umpteenth visit to the chief priest’s house but could not get him to give them the increased money or even their initial deposit of GHc 10,000.

An ensuing misunderstanding led to some heated arguments, during which Nana Obinim and his nephew Owusu, are believed to have been killed.

The suspects carried the bodies to the community cemetery for burial, but were later arrested by police. They remain in custody as police conduct further investigations.

The six suspects range in age between 17-22. Leaving aside the question as to how they raised such a colossal sum, the bigger question is why they felt the need to have the money increased without any significant work on their part. What deformities do they have that they cannot invest the money in some good honest work to yield them some profits?

As for the decision to have a fetish priest conduct the money doubling, I guess that tells us a lot about the mindset of some Ghanaians, doesn’t it?

As a friend of mine will say, if the fetish priest had such powers to increase the value of money, he would not be receiving you in some dilapidated shack in the middle of nowhere.

Considering their age as well, it feels a little sad that people born and raised within this information age feel the inclination to turn to a fetish priest for their answers. But some of the basest human urges overcome all reason and greed can certainly be counted in that regard.