Suro Nipa (fear humans)

The article examines suro nipa, a popular maxim of the Akan people Ghana, against backdrop fictional tale told in novel by A. E. Asiamah titled Suro Nipa. An ambitious young man named Kwabena Anson who owned flourishing business was driven arrant desire for instant fabulous wealth to engage fiendish act. He sought assistance money-making spiritualist requested him spiritually sacrifice life beloved relative great wealth. For ritual, Kofi Asomani slain then became fantastically affluent. Throughout story, Anson’s demeanor did not change, giving no clues about abhorrent act he had committed. Many were flabbergasted his instant, fantastic In end, inadvertently consumed pork, violating money ritual’s biggest taboo. violently ill and confessed misdeeds before dying wretched death. No one social circles ever suspected that newfound attributable blood caused uncle’s untimely This shocking story confirmed many people’s perception human nature as vile, therefore, needing be feared.