The first deity that comes into mind when ever one wants to curse or threaten a fellow is the famous Nogokpo shrine, which has become the most revered shrine in Ghana, if not second to the Antoa Shrine, then it’s the first.
Well known in Ghana and even beyond the borders of the country is the Nogokpo shrine located in the Volta Region of Ghana.
I must say that many people do not know much about the Nogopko shrine except few rumors here and there.
Well, Joy News has done an extensive eport on the most revered Nogokpo shrine and it covers the meaning of the name ‘Nogokpo’, its location, history as well as practices of it inhabitants.
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Nogokpo, a small village in the Volta region of Ghana is shrouded in mystery because of the notion associated. The mere mention of the name Nogokpo sends shivers down the spines of many.
However, Nogokpo means “stay in peace.” You cannot access the entire township freely. There are areas that you cannot enter with your shoes or sandals. At this point, I was compelled to change my clothes.
Many people visit the shrine here seeking justice from the gods of Nogokpo, not the legal modern court justice system but rather a spiritual kind, which they always believe that at the end of the day, they will get answers and solutions to their problems
“We always get solutions to our problems anytime we come here,” one resident said.
A regent of Nogokpo, Torgbui Agbodzalu Amuzu, explains that gods of the land do not kill unjustly or harm innocent people but rather the gods punish unrepentant people whose families pay the ultimate sacrifice of death or get to permanently stay at the shrine. According to Torgbui Amuzu, the shrine was brought from Agbozume after a misunderstanding between the people and their chief known as Torgbui in the 1900s.
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The people of Nogokpo say, you can always visit and live with them happily, but if you harbor wicked intentions that is when it becomes problematic.
Here a crime such as stealing is almost at zero percent because of fear of being severely punished if caught by the gods.
Contacts of the regent: Torgbui. Agbozalu Amuzu