A 40 year Mr. Nurideen Afabei aka Trouble is a farmer and herbalist from Funsi in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region.
He has gained popularity in many communities for the potency of his medicinal products in the treatment of scorpion stings.

He trades in his products during social events or gatherings.
Unusual in the humans and scorpions’ relationship, he carries about 30 live scorpions with him and is in his red hat to demonstrate the potency of his local medicine for scorpion stings.

He usually would pledge an amount to anyone who dared let any of the scorpions sting him or her hence he treated the pains instantly. He does this, by first placing his figure on the tail of any of his pet scorpions for sting in the glare of the public.

Many people who used his product have attested to the potency of his treatment product.
He sells a pinch of his medicine for Ghc 2.00.
This man would put on the hat with these live Scorpions on his head as a way of transporting them. According to him, he keeps them as pets and thus feeds them to keep being alive for his purpose.

A Brief Information on Scorpion Existence in Northern Ghana

Scorpion stings are always prevalent in the Northern part of Ghana during rainy seasons and especially during the harvesting period.
Many diverse ways have been deployed by locals to cure scorpion stings with much emphasis on local medicine that neutralizes the poison.

A sting from a scorpion can sometimes be embarrassing as one hardly control the excruciating pain from the sting in silence rather than openly shed tears.
A few can endure it in silence and are considered in rural settings as brave men.

Among all the species of Scorpion in the world, the emperor scorpion is widely found in the rainforest and the savannah areas in Africa.
This scorpion lives for 6 to 8 years but an average scorpion has about 3 to 5 years of life span.

Scorpions are prey to owls, lizards, centipedes, bats, and mice.
Scorpions help reduce the population of insects.
Loose food on the grounds attracts scorpions to human settlements such as Bambara bean hacks and many others.
Scorpions feed on termites and some insects.
A scorpion sting on a pig can lead to its death. A scorpion sting on humans leaves them with severe pains but not death, especially for obese people.
In Mexico, deaths from scorpion stings are common.

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Source: Ayamga Bawa Fatawu