Witchcraft
15 Sep
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have rescued a teenage girl, Bright Sunday, who was allegedly tortured by her father for two years. The State Commandant of the NSCDC, Eluyemi Eluwade, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Uyo, the state capital, on Saturday, adding that…
22 Feb
Eight women accused of witchcraft in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau have died of poisoning in the remote north, a senior official told AFP on Thursday. After a sudden illness took the lives of two youngsters at Culade, in the Cacheu region, women were blamed and an animist priest forced them to drink poison.…
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