By Tim Binnall
In a weird story out of Ghana, a woman was arrested for allegedly burglarizing her late friend's house while wearing a makeshift ghost costume. According to a local media report, the strange scheme came to light on Saturday evening in Kwadaso Municipality when neighbors spotted what appeared to be a wandering spirit outside the home of Osei Bonsu, who passed away a few weeks ago. After some debate over what to do about the eerie presence, a handful of brave individuals decided to investigate the situation by first filming the mysterious stranger. When the spooky figure appeared in the footage, one witness explained, "we realized it was not a ghost, because a ghost's image can't be captured."
Setting aside that debatable paranormal hypothesis, the neighbors correctly concluded that someone was breaking into the home. Some observers shouted "thief" at the individual, and others soon stormed the house to catch the crook. When they entered the home, the group was surprised to find Bonsu's friend, Nana Akua, draped in a white sheet so as to resemble a ghost. Questioned about her actions, she asserted that "her late friend's spirit had been disturbing her at night" and that a mystic had "advised her that the only way to stop the hauntings was to take the dead woman's clothes for a ritual." Unfortunately for Akua, the neighbors did not buy her colorful claim and reported the break-in to police, who promptly arrested the faux ghost.