Bantwal, 22 Sep 2013: An epilepsy student became a victim died owing to his family’s faith in superstitious belief, being reported from Kuddupadav in Kepu village near Vittal here. Read more here.
Superstitious and irrational practices have dominated the socio-cultural lives of people from time immemorial. In Nepal, superstitions and caste-based discrimination are endemic. Torturing women by
accusing them of practicing witchcraft is unbridled, not only in rural areas but also in the cities. Read more here.
The Minister of Communication Issa Tchiroma Bakari says suspects of the ritual killings of young girls aged 17 to 22 last year in Bafoussam and Mimboman in Yaounde have been arrested and detained at the Yaounde Central Prison. Read more here.
An elderly woman from Kadoma was humiliated at her relative’s funeral after being accused of practicing witchcraft. Read more here.
Witchcraft, Superstition or Reality is gradually becoming a scourge and a business. There are no efforts by government and society to control and restrain the activities of some self-styled traditional priestesses who claim they can detect and exorcize witches and wizards from society. Read more here.
When Leo Igwe was a child living in Nigeria, he saw his father beaten after being accused of witchcraft. Accusations of witch craft run rampant in many parts of western Africa, and Igwe has made it his life’s work to bring attention to the problem. Read more here.
A self-acclaimed man of God who runs a church in Ugbolu community, near Asaba, Delta State, has allegedly put three female members of his choir in the family way. Please read more here.
A Beit Bridge traditional healer was arrested for allegedly killing a “demon-possessed” woman during a botched ritual to drive out evil spirits. Read more here.
A 2o-year-old man, Polycarp Tagan, in Bokkos local government area of Plateau State has confessed to killing his four-month-old daughter for money-making rituals. Read more here.
Youths of Nkamogo Ekoli Edda in Afikpo South local government area of Ebonyi State yesterday killed one Kalu Udu, 30 for allegedly inflicting stroke on one Okoro (surname) through witchcraft. Read more here.
