Gabby: Flogging of Wa lovers in leaked sex tape insane
Residents of Wa in the Upper West Region have publicly flogged two lovers who had featured in a sex tape making the rounds on social media
Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, the founder of the public policy think tank the Danquah Institute (DI), has described the flogging of two lovers in Wa over a leaked “sex tape” as “insane”.
Otchere-Darko questioned the action of the residents against the “two consenting adults” after video clips of their flogging went viral.
“Two consenting adults (man and woman) decide to film themselves having sex, apparently. The tape goes viral and some in the community believe they have a responsibility to flog the couple publicly? Insane!” Otchere-Darko tweeted.
Two consenting adults (man and woman) decide to film themselves having sex, apparently. The tape goes viral and some in the community believe they have a responsibility to flog the couple publicly? Insane!
— Gabby Otchere-Darko (@GabbyDarko) June 1, 2022
Flogging
On Tuesday (31 May 2022) residents of Wa in the Upper West Region publicly flogged the two lovers, who had been seen in a “sex tape” making the rounds on social media.
The lovers were paraded in the front courtyard of the Wa Naa’s Palace and lashed by irate youth who had dragged the couple there to report them to the paramount chief.
The chief was away from the palace when the lovers were taken there to be punished, a teacher and member of the royal family, Naa Kadiri, told Asaaseradio.com moments after the flogging.
“They said these were people who were caught allegedly engaging in sex and leaked the sex tape to the public. Unfortunately, when they got to the palace the Wa Naa wasn’t around,” Naa Kadiri said.
“We’re yet to get the full details about the incident.”
The youths then decided to take matters into their own hands by tying the two lovers to a pole in front of the palace and flogging them. The male, believed to be 20 years old and a tricycle (“aboboyaa”) driver, and the female, an 18-year-old ticket seller, both work in Wa Central Market.
In the video clips leaked earlier, the lovers were shown apparently having sex.
Watch video clips of the lovers’ public flogging below:
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