A young Sierra Leonean named Hassan Bah is presumed to be on the run fearing for his life at the hands of members of the secret men society called ‘Gban gbani’.
Hassan Bah alongside his younger brother Amadu and younger sister exact whereabouts are unknown since the 5th December 2021. Other sources say they got separated following discovery about their departure since that fateful day.
Following the death of Hassan’s 83 years old father Abu Bakarr Bah who died on November 25, 2021 and was the former Chief of the ‘Gban gbani’ men secret society.
Sources disclosed that he was expected to have succeeded his deceased father as the first born son of Pa Abu Bakarr Bah based on traditional rites.
Two days after his father’s demise, three of Hassan’s paternal uncles wanted him to succeed his father’s Chieftaincy as head of the ‘gban gbani’ secret society. Our source added that, he was given a pre- condition which was to bring human sacrifice in order to become the Chief and if he fails to do likewise definately he will be killed and someone else succeeds him as leader.
However, it was never Hassan’s dream to be part of the ‘gban gbani’ society nevertheless his late father was an integral figure as head. Hassan’s passion we are told was for soccer, ‘as his dream was to be a professional soccer player; an ambition that he never kept as a secret to those who were very close to him.
Secret societies in Sierra Leone are politically connected with spiritualism as people fear and respect those men who have joined. The refusal of Hassan to join the Gban gbani society after knowing most of their in-depth secrets has left him with no option than to flee for his life before being captured and killed. According to observation done by this medium, the gban gbani society has high respect and it is a very fearful in the society in which anyone who failed to join after entering their secret bush will have his life snuffed out as that is the trouble for poor Hassan. Hassan is compelled by this traditional rite that any man who has been a Gban gbani member is supposed to have one of his sons as a member and not to talk of Hassan whose late father was the former Chief of this fearsome secret society. This medium further gathered that Hassan’s mother abandon her matrimonial home due to fear of this secret society and the rituals involved in it.
Despite threat on his life Hassan, this medium discovered that he never reported the matter to the Sierra Leone police for two main reason because firstly two of his uncles belong to the ‘gban gbani’ are police officers and secondly the members of this secret society are from diverse sectors of the society and civil service ranging from police officers, judges, politicians, farmers and so forth.
Members of the ‘gban gbani’ secret society are everywhere within the four corners of Sierra Leone and anyone who has rejected to become a member are sought after.