Anonymous hacktivists fight to stop ritual killings in the African nation of Gabon, where certain human body parts are prized by some for their supposed supernatural powers. Read more here.
Ranchi: A senior constable was arrested in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district on charges of trying to sacrifice two girls, police said on Friday. Read more here.
TWO elderly women died after drinking an unknown substance during a village witch hunt, police said on Wednesday. Read more here.
Yet another older woman walking alone in the bush has been attacked and most horribly mutilated. This time the attacker cut off her breast and ran off with it. The pain was indescribable; Make Malita Simelane doesn’t even remember calling for help. This was not only an assault on her life but on her dignity as a woman and she will bear the scars for the rest of her life. Read more here.
Burda, April 28: Two persons were arrested Sunday in connection with an attempt to sacrifice a 10-year-old boy to retrieve hidden wealth stored beneath the ground in Sana Phasad village under Loisingha police limits in Bolangir district. Read more here.
Traditional leaders and police in Dowa have said they are in agreement with the anti-witchcraft campaign being promoted by the Association of Circular Humanism (ACH). Read more here.
Following a number of high-profile killings related to sorcery, Papua New Guinea’s government is pushing for the South Pacific nation’s first execution and says firing squads would be a humane and inexpensive method. Read more here.
The United Sates of America’s Human Rights report for 2012 has commended Mrs Lordina Mahama, Ghana’s First Lady, for championing the crusade against the alleged witches of Gambaga. Read more here.
Respected cleric and Bishop of Egba Anglican Diocese, Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Adekunle, has warned Christians to stop involving in anything fetish and diabolical. Read more here.
A 19-YEAR-OLD woman allegedly initiated her 12-year-old aunt into the nocturnal world of witchcraft where they used to feed on human flesh in Buhera. Read more here.
