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A Nigerian lady has recounted how her relationship of two years ended after she played the character of a witch in a drama in school.    The lady who is a student of Tai Solarin University of Education shared the story on TikTok. She shared photos of herself dressed as …

The victims of witch hunts face gruesome punishments, according to “Contemporary Practices of Witch Hunting,” a 2015 report by the Indian legal nonprofit Partners for Law in Development. They can be subjected to “forcible stripping,” the report said, “being paraded naked in public, cutting or tonsuring of the hair, blackening …

Danish aid worker, Anja Loven Ringgren Loven  and her team have rescued a malnourished little girl abandoned and left to die in Akwa State after being branded a witch.    Loven, who disclosed this on Thursday, March 28, 2024, said the child was found in a near death situation.    …

The police in Adamawa state have arrested a 30-year-old man identified as Sadiq Idrissu, for allegedly shooting to death his mother who he accused of witchcraft.   The 30 years old Sadiq of Boga in Gombi Local Government Area, opened fire on his biological mother on the 5th December, 2023, …

The inscription on the wooden shelter where I stopped to eat my Käsebrötchen made quite the pledge. “Wanderer,” it said (at least, according to Google translate), “I protect you from wind and weather, a saviour from evil hands.” Extreme? Perhaps – but you need that sort of promise when loitering …

A couple was arrested for starving their 5-year-old daughter over alleged witchcraft at Adazi-Ani village in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State.      The State Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Hon. Ify Obinabo, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, September 7, 2023, said the victim’s …

On January 30, 2016, Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén was photographed giving water to a severely emaciated 2-year-old boy, whom she rescued after he was branded a witch by his family and left to starve to death in Akwa Ibom.      The boy had wandered the streets for …

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Hamza Umar, who set a young girl ablaze on allegation that she is a witch sent to kill him.    Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, June 19, 2023, said …

Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Loven has shared new photos of a young girl, Mary, who was rescued by her team 9 years ago after being branded a witch, tortured and abandoned in Akwa Ibom state.  “Can we all agree that children are not witches ?! David Emmanuel Umem and …

38-year-old Nollywood actress, Anita Joseph, has alleged how people can identify witches and wizards around them. For the spiritually-minded Nigerians, Joseph, in a post via her social media page, opined that those who react badly over other people’s success could be classified as witches and wizards. She says, “The easiest …