By Ibrahim Karim Bangura (Tanko)
Intelligences reaching Africa24 Newspaper has discovered that one Amadu Kargbo has escaped forceful initiation into Poro society and declared wanted, a decision that he has rejected with his late father before his demise.
Statement gathered by this medium, Amadu Kargbo’s father had earlier on informed him together with some elderly members of the poro secret society that Amadu will succeed him as the Tribal head of the poro society.
Report furthered that the 21 year old Amadu has been a strong opposition of the men joining the male secret poro society as he is a staunch and fervent Muslim religious background with a strong faith.
Source revealed that after the demise of Amadu Kargbo’s father, some members of the poro society walked straight to their home one morning and informed him about his father’s position in the secret bush and asked him to follow them to be initiated into the male secret society to maintain the title of his father, adding that Amadu Kargbo became a member of the poro society.
Reputable sources, who narrated his trials to the Africa24 Newspaper, stated that Amadu was looking so desperate, haggard and frightened at the time of his escape from the hands of the senior members of the poro society who had already captured him to initiate him into the poro society forcefully.
Inside sources revealed that, Amadu Kargbo who was a successful entrepreneur was arrested by a group of fierce poro society men with the intent to initiate him into a secret society, a decision he has long decided to not be part of much against his which.
Sources carried on that the during the night of his arrest, Mr. Kargbo was waylaid by his kidnapers who forcefully took him to a thick forest in the outcast of Makeni town, northern part of Sierra Leone where he was tied and abandoned and left there to languish until morning hour’s.
According to these undercover sources, Amadu Kargbo was to spend the night in the dark forest so that he will be visited by the gods that believe to own and control every initiation rites of the secret society. Those idols are blessed to be inherited spirits that can transform into humans to visit new initiates whenever they are abandoned in the evil forest at night to prepare them for their actual initiation rites and ceremony the next morning.
Trustworthy sources affirmed that it was at this stage that Mr. Kargbo freed his hands that were tied and fastened to the branch of a big mongo tree and escaped from the forest to seek refuge in a nearby farm-hut where his colleague was staying.
Sources continued that upon arrival at his colleague residence, he narrated his sufferings to him and paid his transport fare to Freetown, the capital city.
Reliable information reaching the Afric24 discovered that Amadu headed to the city thinking that it will be safer for him and could not be found by these poro society men, but as fate could have it, Amadu Kargbo was chased by these poro secret society men in Freetown.
One of the sources explained that Amadu Kargbo has heard the information that a group of Poro society men are desperately searching for him and had hired to monitor his movements and activities.
Receiving the sad information, source said that Kargbo wasted no time to flee them and escaped from the capital city to an unidentified location. It is also revealed that woman who had heard the news about Amadu’s escape from the society bush informed some of the community leaders that some unknown men were desperately searching for Amadu as one among them described that the men dressed in unfamiliar native attire.
It was reported that Amadu Kargbo became very worried and if captured he would be forcefully initiate into the poro society.
Unluckily for Amadu Kargbo, there are highly placed personalities in place of authority ranging from the community youth, Judiciary, police, military and even government offices who are strong and senior members of the poro society and they could most probably turn blind eyes to the difficulties of Amadu Kargbo by then.
However, the intelligence report monitored by Africa24 Newspaper has unveiled that appointed murderers have been assigned to capture Amadu anywhere he resurface in Sierra Leone; as the poro society have members spread across the country.
The fundamental neither local authority ever indulges into the affairs of the poro society as they have exclusive authority over their members. Escapees like Amadu Kargbo, who are unfortunately recapture have suffered deadly penalties as their lives have always been in serious danger without any protection from the central government authority.