On Monday, May 1st, 2023, the Waterloo Police Division reported the arrest of a witch doctor who was found in possession of a human skull and a shotgun.
Waterloo Division Police, in collaboration with the Council of Traditional Healers- Sierra Leone, conducted an intelligence-led operation resulting in the arrest of John Conteh, also known as Sharia Law, a prominent witch doctor from 5 Mile, Waterloo.
The police found him in possession of a well-preserved human skull, which was meticulously wrapped in red and white thread along with various cowries (jagay), a human bone, and a shotgun.
During the interrogation, John Conteh claimed that his late grandfather, Pa Almamy Kekura Sesay of Balia village, Bumbuna Town, Tonkolili District, had bequeathed the items to him back in 1985.
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He further revealed that the human skull was used for cursing people with Thunder and Road Accidents.











