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Nigerian pastor sentenced to death for killing daughter after labelling her a witch

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A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar, has sentenced a 51-year-old pastor, Ubong Bassey Etim, to death by hanging for killing his 16-year-old daughter, Deborah Bassey. He killed her after falsely accusing her of being a witch Justice Blessing Egwu of High Court No. 11 delivered the judgment on Monday, finding Etim guilty […]

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Near-dead toddler branded as a witch abandoned in Akwa Ibom

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Nigerian-based 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.  She wrote: “Yesterday we received a […]

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