Mother Of Four Reportedly Burnt To Death In Cross River For Alleged Witchcraft

A mother of four girls, Mrs. Martina Okey Itagbor, accused of alleged witchcraft has reportedly been burnt to death in Old Netim, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State.

The deceased woman was accused of causing the death of two young men who died in a motor accident.

According to CrossRiverWatch, on the 13th of June, 2023, some youths in the community gathered and stocked themselves in a charted vehicle heading to the inauguration reception of the member representing Akamkpa 1 State Constituency and formal Commissioner for Agriculture during former Governor Ben Ayade term – Hon. Okon Owuna.

Unfortunately, they had an accident and two of them lost their lives on the spot, while many of them were injured.

A day after, some of the youths came and dragged Madam Martina out of her house to the main road, alleging that she masterminded the accident and death of the two youths using witchcraft.

The deceased was reportedly beaten and set ablaze by the angry mobs who watched her burn to ashes on the 18th of June, 2023 at about 7:am.

The mob after watching her burn to dust, reportedly swept the remnants into the gutters and washed the road.

A gory video of the incident seen on Facebook shows the half-naked woman being burnt to death by the youths in the middle of a paved road.

According to one of her daughters, the Chief of the community, Ntufam Augustine Nyong Orok washed his hands off the accusation and asked Mrs. Martina to defend herself if she was not a witch.

The matter was said to have been reported to Old Netim Police Station, Akamkpa same April 2023 when the first attack was launched on her but the police were allegedly in fear because gangsters were involved.

Meanwhile, one Christopher Sunday Mbey, a native of Old Netim, Akamkpa, has been accused of spearheading the murder of Madam Martina Itagbor.

A lawyer and founder of Basic Rights Council Initiatives, James Ibor, confirmed the barbaric incident on Facebook.

“Madam Martina Okey Itagbor was accused of witchcraft and burnt to death by the Youths of Old Netim in Akamkpa LGA, Cross River State, Nigeria. This was after a fatal motor accident claimed the lives of two young men. Sadly, the Police stood by while the helpless poor woman burn. The suspects are walking free,” he said.

“Witchcraft branding is a crime. The belief in witches and their power to cause harm is backward and primitive. I call on the Police to bring these suspects to Justice. No witches, No Wizards.”

Let me say this woman is ur mother and just imagine the pain she go through before dying just because of what one pastor who can't find remedy to your problem rather defaming people's name, dividing families and causes havoc in communities said so..
Smh
The white pigs really tried.

Sad

Hope the fake pastor can prove how the poor woman caused accident through witchcraft? Pastorpreneur from pit of hell with mumu followers. How many witches Jesus and his disciples burn?

Its witchcraft to burn another person for witchcraft

Jungle justice is never an option .

These youths won't go after politicians who have loot their past, present and future.
You will see them hailing these politicians,but are quick to act when their fellow poor citizens are involved.

These youths are a disgrace.

See as everywhere silent but if na north this one happen...

Black people? Nigerians? It's when we don't act barbaric that i'm surprised, nor when we do.


How do you burn a woman alive on the suspicion that she masterminded the death of 2 men in an accident via witchcraft? Stupid people.

We're ready to met out jungle justice on the poor, but we can't face our oppressors.

Jail that pastor and every other animals involved in this heinous crime.

tamdun:
See as everywhere silent but if na north this one happen...

The south is more notorious for jungle justice than the north. Nobody has ever been killed on the allegations of witchcraft in the north, but even children are killed on such allegations in the south.

Na dem still de form civilized pass.

Igbos should come and call out oastirs and christians. When things like this happen in north

Who actually do us this way in this hell of a country
It begs for an answer!.

tamdun:
See as everywhere silent but if na north this one happen...

Sincerely I'm speechless!
There's no difference between the circumstances that leads to Deborah's death and this unfortunate incident - both are premise on archaic barbaric belief.
Let's all say No to Jungle Justice!!!

The result of one useless belief combined with one useless religion, the animals will of course get away with it.

Mary Slessor II is needed in that axis again.

This same youths are the ones that will be blaming the people who stoned that man in Sokoto for blasphemy while judging from the location of where this has happened, we all know that these youths who burnt this woman have also acted based on their own religious beliefs.

Witch hunting was very common in Ibibio before the colonial masters came.

If Mary Slessor, a christian missionary didn't stop killing of twins, Calabar people and environs would have continue the barbaric act.



In the New Testament, Ephesus was a city where witchcraft was prominent. When the gospel began to make inroads in people’s hearts, many former witches brought their magic books and burned them in what must have been a huge bonfire (Acts 19:18-19).


18 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done.

19 A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.

The above is how to reduce witchcraft. Preach the gospel and they will repent.


These folks killing people in the name of killing witches are only practising their barbaric wicked tradition that is not supported by Christianity.

Oh God

Why am I from this country.

This has just saddened my Day

How can you burn your fellow Human Being.

Ok

Well the bible did say " Suffer not a witch to live" who then is a witch as the bible did not specify?

Jungle justice is highly condemnable. This thing called BLOOD is too strong. No one who sheds it unjustly goes scot-free. Those who killed that woman would die so miserably. Anyone who engages in jungle justice brings curses and evil upon himself and his generations after him. People should take note

What sort of wickedness is this all the youths involved should be arrested and killed too. Useless youths, so the woman was the person in charge of your steering and reckless driving.

Disgusting

This is what illiteracy does to people.

I once met a Calabar man and I condemned the act of banishing children because they are witches

He countered that since they are witches they should be banished. How can people be so dumb?.

I have encountered a witch. We once had a househelp who was one.

We got her from a househelp agency. We were compelled to return her after some occultic happenings. The place where we got her from enquired why were returning her and just uttered some lie.

Months later, my dad returned there to get another girl. The madam enquired from my dad why we returned her and he gave a lame reply.

The madam told my dad about some occultic happenings associated with the girl. My dad now opened and said that's why we returned her.

Does that mean we should beat her until she's unconscious and douse her with petrol?

TheSourcerer:
Well the bible did say " Suffer not a witch to live" who then is a witch as the bible did not specify?

Was it addressed to Christians? No!! It belongs to old testament.

The new order is "Love your enemies".

jmoore:



Was it addressed to Christians? No!! It belongs to old testament.

The new order is "Love your enemies".

But clearly the love was not shown here either .
Goodmorning by the way

The chief tried to sleep with the woman, and the woman no gree, so he accused her of witchcraft to destroy her.

tubolancer:
The chief tried to sleep with the woman, and the woman no gree, so he accused her of witchcraft to destroy her.

your brain dey there

tubolancer:
The chief tried to sleep with the woman, and the woman no gree, so he accused her of witchcraft to destroy her.

the mumu youth no get Sense at all!

But this is terrifying.. how sure are they she is a witch and what if she's innocent?

It's really painful for someone to see his or her loved one get killed in such a manner.

Such a painful death, imagine the pain d children will go through knowing their mum was killed in such a manner..

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Mother Of Four Reportedly Burnt To Death In Cross River For Alleged Witchcraft

A mother of four girls, Mrs. Martina Okey Itagbor, accused of alleged witchcraft has reportedly been burnt to death in Old Netim, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State.

The deceased woman was accused of causing the death of two young men who died in a motor accident.

According to CrossRiverWatch, on the 13th of June, 2023, some youths in the community gathered and stocked themselves in a charted vehicle heading to the inauguration reception of the member representing Akamkpa 1 State Constituency and formal Commissioner for Agriculture during former Governor Ben Ayade term – Hon. Okon Owuna.

Unfortunately, they had an accident and two of them lost their lives on the spot, while many of them were injured.

A day after, some of the youths came and dragged Madam Martina out of her house to the main road, alleging that she masterminded the accident and death of the two youths using witchcraft.

The deceased was reportedly beaten and set ablaze by the angry mobs who watched her burn to ashes on the 18th of June, 2023 at about 7:am.

The mob after watching her burn to dust, reportedly swept the remnants into the gutters and washed the road.

A gory video of the incident seen on Facebook shows the half-naked woman being burnt to death by the youths in the middle of a paved road.

According to one of her daughters, the Chief of the community, Ntufam Augustine Nyong Orok washed his hands off the accusation and asked Mrs. Martina to defend herself if she was not a witch.

The matter was said to have been reported to Old Netim Police Station, Akamkpa same April 2023 when the first attack was launched on her but the police were allegedly in fear because gangsters were involved.

Meanwhile, one Christopher Sunday Mbey, a native of Old Netim, Akamkpa, has been accused of spearheading the murder of Madam Martina Itagbor.

A lawyer and founder of Basic Rights Council Initiatives, James Ibor, confirmed the barbaric incident on Facebook.

“Madam Martina Okey Itagbor was accused of witchcraft and burnt to death by the Youths of Old Netim in Akamkpa LGA, Cross River State, Nigeria. This was after a fatal motor accident claimed the lives of two young men. Sadly, the Police stood by while the helpless poor woman burn. The suspects are walking free,” he said.

“Witchcraft branding is a crime. The belief in witches and their power to cause harm is backward and primitive. I call on the Police to bring these suspects to Justice. No witches, No Wizards.”

Iku lo ma pa all calabar residents

So no one is abusing christians and Christianity here. Bloody hypocrites.

Christianity is a cancer to the world. Bastard religion

E don tay o talk am say am pastors are psychologists. Those who condemn it on this forum still believe in it.