A 58-year-old lady who was detained in Koforidua, in Ghana’s Eastern Region, for allegedly utilizing unwholesome ingredients to manufacture hot black pepper sauce, or shito, for consumption by the general public, has been given a prison sentence. On February 15, 2023, Nana Ama Debrah Finn, the presiding judge, sentenced Elizabeth Arthur to a 21-month sentence.
The defendant, who had pleaded not guilty to the allegations, was first sentenced to just one month in jail and a fine of GH 4,800. However, she was given an additional 20 months in prison since she was unable to pay the fee. We previously stated that Elizabeth Arthur had been seen obtaining rotting foodstuffs from neighborhood restaurants, including tomatoes, onions, and ginger peels.
She then grinds the worm and maggot-infested chunks together in a mill machine to create her harmful product. Residents who had been watching her for a while made the decision to keep a tight eye on her in an effort to figure out how she uses the combined substances. They were shocked to learn that Madam Arthur had been supplying the public with the waste materials under the name shito at a well-known Kenkey restaurant in Koforidua.
