Nana Kwaku Bonsam

Nana Kwaku Bonsam
Born Stephen Osei Mensah[1]
(1973-08-20) 20 August 1973
Afrancho, Ashanti, Ghana[1]
Occupation Traditional priest

Nana Kwaku Bonsam (born 20 August 1973), whose name, 'Bonsam' translates literally as "Devil", is a well known Ghanaian witch doctor and fetish priest.[2][3][4]

Nana Bonsam gained international notoriety when he claimed to put a voodoo curse on the Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.[5][2][6] Before taking his present name, he was originally called Stephen Osei Mensah, a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the village of Afrancho. In 1992, when he was aged 19, he suffered extreme burns in a gas explosion, after which his life underwent a transformation.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Ebo Quansah (14 August 2013). "Kwaku Bonsam – A New Pop Star In Town". The Chronicle. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Ghanaian witch doctor claims he caused Cristiano Ronaldo's knee injury". The Guardian. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Jed Lipinski (15 November 2013). "The Devil Is Running for a Seat in Parliament". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 Jed Lipinski (19 July 2013). "A Visit From the Devil". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Witch doctor takes credit for Ronaldo injury".
  6. ↑ Chris Wright (5 June 2014). "Ghanaian witch doctor claims he caused Cristiano Ronaldo's injury". ESPN. Retrieved 10 August 2014.


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