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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by SoftP(m): 9:30am On Jan 31, 2020
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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by Nobody: 9:32am On Jan 31, 2020
And I'm sure most people that branded this fine boy a witch are religious people.
It's so sad that most religious people don't even understand Christianity.
Believe me,a lot of atheist are doing God's will than most religious people.

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by Oreofepeters: 9:32am On Jan 31, 2020
I used to have this feeling, the only people God used his hand to create are whites.
They possessed more than 80% of God's personality.
They view life the way God view it as precious. And above all, one of the outstanding personality of God "LOVE" they have it.
Imagine a white woman all the way from her country to save a soul


Blacks don't have 30% of God's quality, every evil things live within blacks despite being overly religious.
I'm sure this pikin parents and their neighbors no dey miss Sunday service and yet none of them could see it boldly written in the Bible that "you should view every soul as precious"

Only in Black country someone will be set ablaze, struggling to die and someone will take his phone and record it. A white man can't stand that but because we are wicked, we don't see anything wrong with that, some will even be shouting hahaha let him die in pain while recording the scene

To hell with Blacks

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by BRATISLAVA: 9:32am On Jan 31, 2020
Evangkatsoulis:

INSIPID

Thank you. It was an eyesore.
Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by WAECMATHEMATICS: 9:32am On Jan 31, 2020
Viktoreze:
Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Lovén marks 4 years since the rescue of child branded a witch in Akwa Ibom

Four years ago, January 30, 2016, Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén was photographed giving water to a severely emaciated 2-year-old boy, who she rescued after he was branded a witch by his family and left to starve to death in Akwa Ibom.

The child wandered the streets for months when Anja got a phone call and immediately led a rescue team including her husband David Emmanuel Umem, to bring the child to the Children's Education and Development Foundation (ACAEDF) aka "Land of Hope" named after the boy.

Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Lov?n marks 4 years since the rescue of child branded a witch in Akwa Ibom.

On Thursday, January 30, 2020, Anja posted new photos of Hope to mark the anniversary.

She described Hope as a "very strong, intelligent, funny and beautiful young boy who despite all odds, survived" and despite his young age, knows that hate is to great a burden to bear.

Read her post below:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B78lddXJul_/?igshid=ln5p5jbfy7io

It's quite unfortunate that the idea of calling innocent children witches and wizards emanates from many pastors and alfas. It is those pastors and alfas that call the innocent children witches and wizards first. They tell the children's parents first.

From there, the parents and other people in the society label the children the same. Many innocent children have been killed. There is one popular female pastor in the south who specializes in calling innocent children witches and wizards.

Those pastors and alfas are the cause of the problem. Government should do something about those useless pastors and alfas.
Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by dallyemmy: 9:32am On Jan 31, 2020
African mindset...

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by LordPsalm(m): 9:32am On Jan 31, 2020
The power of believe
Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by Jaqenhghar: 9:32am On Jan 31, 2020
When the Hope becomes one rocket scientist now or discovers the cure for cancer. The same niggers that called him a witch will shamelessly start calling him our son or our brother

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by midnighter(f): 9:33am On Jan 31, 2020
But apparently, only people with tattoos and dada style should be arrested by SARS smh

Una well done oo undecided
Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by Skepticus: 9:33am On Jan 31, 2020
cool

Just look at the cute, handsome kid and imagine the high number of kids and adults that were not able to survive these evil minded christians and Muslims superstitions.

Thank God i dumped religion. Religion combined with illiteracy and poverty produces a race of devilish-minded people. In some people, it's latent while some act it out and this applies to the two abrahamaic faiths.

The same people here commending the woman are the same people who believe and practice the bullshît that led this kid to be abandoned in the first place. No wonder despite their religiosity, evil and blood-spilling is everywhere.
Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by Clinghton: 9:33am On Jan 31, 2020
imagine how many were killed when twins were considered as taboo

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by havenz(m): 9:33am On Jan 31, 2020
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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by SpartanKing: 9:33am On Jan 31, 2020
Viktoreze:
Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Lovén marks 4 years since the rescue of child branded a witch in Akwa Ibom

Four years ago, January 30, 2016, Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Lovén was photographed giving water to a severely emaciated 2-year-old boy, who she rescued after he was branded a witch by his family and left to starve to death in Akwa Ibom.

The child wandered the streets for months when Anja got a phone call and immediately led a rescue team including her husband David Emmanuel Umem, to bring the child to the Children's Education and Development Foundation (ACAEDF) aka "Land of Hope" named after the boy.

Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Lov?n marks 4 years since the rescue of child branded a witch in Akwa Ibom.

On Thursday, January 30, 2020, Anja posted new photos of Hope to mark the anniversary.

She described Hope as a "very strong, intelligent, funny and beautiful young boy who despite all odds, survived" and despite his young age, knows that hate is to great a burden to bear.

Read her post below:



https://www.instagram.com/p/B78lddXJul_/?igshid=ln5p5jbfy7io
From his appearance today, is he still a witch? No wonder Africa is still centuries backward!
Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by Angelfrost(m): 9:35am On Jan 31, 2020
Just 4 years ago... That is exactly 2016!!!

Meaning, in 2016, when nations were already building robots and talking cleaner energy or electricity powered vehicles, a certain state in a certain country was still starving kids to death because they believe they are "witches"!!! Sigh!!! undecided

The sad thing here is that this superstitious thinking still persists till now in every part of this fvcking country!!!...

Take a survey of those places with such beliefs, there are more religious worship houses there than industries, and they are perpetually backward and undeveloped!!! Tufia!!!

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by flyca: 9:35am On Jan 31, 2020
Superstition is caused by lack of structural education, extreme poverty, religious fanaticism and corruption. No society can develop if it’s people are deprived basic human rights such as access to education, health care and social protection.

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by AmazingELixir: 9:35am On Jan 31, 2020
cool cool cool


My special thanks goes to the parents for abandoning the child atleast by their action they have given hope for a better life to Hope.

Goddy pick Hope call right on time .

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by kunleweb: 9:36am On Jan 31, 2020
Continue stealing people's ideas. God will punish you. You thief. Nothing you lay hands upon will work. First you said you wanted to invest and asked people to drop ideas. Next thing you want to set them up, next you're asking for people to come help you set them up. You will end in shame you criminal
Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by Ykc2(m): 9:38am On Jan 31, 2020
If this lady is from Nigeria with her tattoos some pastors will say she's possessed by spirit of devil, the pastors called the little boy a witch, it took a lady all the way from Denmark to save a Nigerian boy's life

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by noblealuu: 9:38am On Jan 31, 2020
RiyadhGoddess:
Op why did you post Hope before photos even Anja said she won't post them? God Bless you Anna for all you do for the kids in the land of hope. See hopiiii is such a cute boy with a cute smile. I see greatness in Hope...
For all your Okirika needs in bales contact the number in my signature. Are you in need of a social media manager or a cinematographer, call the number on my signature.

Mama!
Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by Angelfrost(m): 9:38am On Jan 31, 2020
Bigflamie:
See most of them here commenting as if they are different, leave them alone with the kid they'd still do more than the people that branded him witch, hypocrites.

The people that are hailing this woman for her kind gesture are the same people that believe in their juju, god and all sorts of imaginary creatures. Hypocrites at its height.

Say it Louder my oga!!!... The thinking and reasoning of the average young Nigerian makes me terribly ashamed!!!

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by Rexleo(m): 9:39am On Jan 31, 2020
BlackfireX:
It shall not be well with all those incipid imbeciles who branded and abandoned this child as a witch.





or we should close all churches and mosque in Nigeria.
Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by ikorodureporta: 9:39am On Jan 31, 2020
see fine boy

d parents go dey eye am now

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by sims001(m): 9:39am On Jan 31, 2020
There are many religious people in that community that saw him and looked the other way while some of them will even see the tattoos in the Danish lady body and call her a sinner and prostitute. She is my hero and a true evangelist. God bless you ma.

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by chocolatelady(f): 9:41am On Jan 31, 2020
Tears fell from my eyes as I watch the transformation of this little boy. May the Good Lord bless this Danish woman and her generation, amen. I cannot imagine how archaic and backward some people can be. Branding a 2 year old boy a witch and left to starve and die. This is unbelievable! Now that the boy is alive probably the woman may decide to take him abroad for schooling. His parents will start looking for him immediately they know that the boy is outside the country’s. Yeye people!

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by emerged01(m): 9:42am On Jan 31, 2020
We Africans are hypocrites!!! Many would have passed this boy by without looking back,now they are here on Nairaland pretending to be angels. . There is no love in this part of the world. In a country where thousand of churches are, none of these churches and their members could save this boy, until a foreigner shew up. It is a big shame to every Nigerian and the government.

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by Ayodekfarms(m): 9:44am On Jan 31, 2020
cry cry cry cry cry cry cry cry

Hope please don't forget this woman, inasmuch as I care, this is your mother.
I don't have anything to say to this great team that rescued this cute boy from family pestilence, God blessings on you guys.


Buhari shey you don see how to change and transform people's lives?
Abeg this woman should be Minister of transformation.

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by oloriooko(m): 9:44am On Jan 31, 2020
Unbelievable!!! What a transformation, what a change!
God bless Anja for damning all consequences and taking a bold step to save this boy's life.
Am speechless with what am seeing now despite following this story for the past 4 years.

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by Fash20: 9:46am On Jan 31, 2020
She deserves an accolade.

Imagine, the grown up parents branded an innocent baby a witch and left him to die on street. What a world!

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Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by midnighter(f): 9:47am On Jan 31, 2020
Clinghton:
imagine how many were killed when twins were considered as taboo

In some parts of Madagascar, twins are still a taboo.

You have to leave them somewhere or the community will banish you
Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by seangy4konji: 9:48am On Jan 31, 2020
Awon toke makinwa deh do make up now to go airpor go knack one politician because of Fendi bag...
Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by D1zion: 9:48am On Jan 31, 2020
ursullalinda:
That child was almost gone but mercy said NO!......May God bless him for saving a soul......Africans and their backward thinking smh
bless her abi him?
Re: Anja Ringgren Lovén Marks 4 Years She Rescued Hope, A Child Branded As Witch by collins88(m): 9:50am On Jan 31, 2020
The issues of African

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