The story sounds like a fairy tale or a
Nollywood Epic Movie script but the
story is real and happened in Unadu
community in Enugu State.

The traditional ruler of Unadu
community In Nsukka Enugu State a
retired police officer, Barnabas
Agbaji who allegedly forced himself
to become the Igwe of the town
recently elevated the act of
wickedness by arresting” two of his
subjects Remigus Nwa Ikeagwu and
Silas Ameh, arbitrarily accused them
of witchcraft, convicted the accused
of being guilty of the offence of
Witchcraft, hung a tire around their
necks, tied fresh palm fronds all over
their bodies and paraded them
around the community as common
criminals!!

According to a source in the community, the
Traditional Ruler has been ruling the town with
high handedness and impunity, leaving his
subjects in fear and misery, boasting that
nothing will happen to him because of his
Influence in Enugu state Government.
Tension is already running high in the
community and from my investigation, his
people are spoiling for wall threatening Fire
and brimstone if appropriate action is not
taken against the ex-policeman now.
Traditional Ruler and some of his subjects are
calling for his dethronement because his
recent bizarre action on his subjects is the
height of what they can tolerate
The question is: During his service years in the
Nigerian police, did this man ever arrest and
successfully prosecute anyone for practicing
witchcraft? Under which law did he do this?

Report by lawyer and blogger, Chukwudi
Iwuchukwu.