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Computer Human Interaction: A Blessing or Curse for Ghanaian Youth?

Information and Communication Technology ICT and Traditional African Religion TAR (Voodoo/Vodou) promote the integration of socio-cultural, political and economic system of the people in Africa. However, the youth, (Sakawa Boys) merge technology with religion to commit internet fraud. Sakawa is the...

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Main Authors: Adam Andani, Mohammed, Adibah, Yusuf, Mpawenimana, Abdallah Saidi
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Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2019
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spelling my.unimas.ir.252782023-05-29T01:32:11Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/25278/ Computer Human Interaction: A Blessing or Curse for Ghanaian Youth? Adam Andani, Mohammed Adibah, Yusuf Mpawenimana, Abdallah Saidi H Social Sciences (General) Information and Communication Technology ICT and Traditional African Religion TAR (Voodoo/Vodou) promote the integration of socio-cultural, political and economic system of the people in Africa. However, the youth, (Sakawa Boys) merge technology with religion to commit internet fraud. Sakawa is the use of evil occult powers to commit internet fraud by possessing the mind of the foreign cyber target. These Sakawa boys manipulate vodou powers by performing certain frightening rituals for spiritual empowerment before logging into the internet. This has brought different changes to the socio-cultural and ideological bases of Ghanaians. This study reviewed literature on the causal factors, their modus operandi and the consequences of technology human interaction in Ghana. The Internet and Vodou rituals are found to be the major driving force for Sakawa boys to practice their trade. The consequences of the activities of these boys included infertility, mental illness, sickness or death for the perpetrators and the victims of their ritual sacrifices. Based on traditional ethos, this has transformed the preferences and social values of the youth in Ghana. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2019-03-25 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/25278/1/Adam%20Andani%20Mohammed.pdf Adam Andani, Mohammed and Adibah, Yusuf and Mpawenimana, Abdallah Saidi (2019) Computer Human Interaction: A Blessing or Curse for Ghanaian Youth? International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9 (3). 884-901.. ISSN 2222 -6990 http://hrmars.com/index.php/pages/detail/IJARBSS DOI: 10.6007/IJARBSS/v9-i3/5753
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Adam Andani, Mohammed
Adibah, Yusuf
Mpawenimana, Abdallah Saidi
Computer Human Interaction: A Blessing or Curse for Ghanaian Youth?
description Information and Communication Technology ICT and Traditional African Religion TAR (Voodoo/Vodou) promote the integration of socio-cultural, political and economic system of the people in Africa. However, the youth, (Sakawa Boys) merge technology with religion to commit internet fraud. Sakawa is the use of evil occult powers to commit internet fraud by possessing the mind of the foreign cyber target. These Sakawa boys manipulate vodou powers by performing certain frightening rituals for spiritual empowerment before logging into the internet. This has brought different changes to the socio-cultural and ideological bases of Ghanaians. This study reviewed literature on the causal factors, their modus operandi and the consequences of technology human interaction in Ghana. The Internet and Vodou rituals are found to be the major driving force for Sakawa boys to practice their trade. The consequences of the activities of these boys included infertility, mental illness, sickness or death for the perpetrators and the victims of their ritual sacrifices. Based on traditional ethos, this has transformed the preferences and social values of the youth in Ghana.
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author Adam Andani, Mohammed
Adibah, Yusuf
Mpawenimana, Abdallah Saidi
author_facet Adam Andani, Mohammed
Adibah, Yusuf
Mpawenimana, Abdallah Saidi
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title Computer Human Interaction: A Blessing or Curse for Ghanaian Youth?
title_short Computer Human Interaction: A Blessing or Curse for Ghanaian Youth?
title_full Computer Human Interaction: A Blessing or Curse for Ghanaian Youth?
title_fullStr Computer Human Interaction: A Blessing or Curse for Ghanaian Youth?
title_full_unstemmed Computer Human Interaction: A Blessing or Curse for Ghanaian Youth?
title_sort computer human interaction: a blessing or curse for ghanaian youth?
publisher Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
publishDate 2019
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/25278/1/Adam%20Andani%20Mohammed.pdf
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