Nigeria: Nation of ‘witches’ and ‘wizards’?

According to the news item, the police in Benin arrested Effiong and two others (John Okoh and Pastor Aniekan Archibong) on their way along Benin-Abraka road with the child’s body in a Ghana-must-go bag. Effiong was quoted to have said so many nonsensical and unreasonable things thus: “How would I poison my son? When I […]

According to the news item, the police in Benin arrested Effiong and two others (John Okoh and Pastor Aniekan Archibong) on their way along Benin-Abraka road with the child’s body in a Ghana-must-go bag. Effiong was quoted to have said so many nonsensical and unreasonable things thus: “How would I poison my son? When I was caught by the police, I told them that it was my baby I was carrying in the bag. When they brought it out, the baby was shaking his leg.  I told them that my son was dead and I was going to bury him. “They told me in a church in my village that if I was not careful, the baby would kill me and he would still die. The pastor told me that the baby would not last with me.”

In the recent past, the Akwa Ibom State government claimed that there were no witches in the state and had in the process fought some prophets and churches that claimed otherwise that were alleged to have caused the deaths of some kids. Nevertheless, no one heard anything again about those pastors detained by the law enforcement agencies in Akwa Ibom. It is important that the public is informed adequately on the cases.

Chief Pius Umukoro, Effurun Road, Warri, Delta State.