Her name is Comfort Sunday, but she is presently in dire need of comfort. Indeed hers is the heart-rending story of a young girl who was declared a witch and member of a secret cult by some members of her family.



Comfort Sunday

And in a bid to compel her to confess to being guilty as charged, she was bathed with an acidic substance by her father, James Sunday.

As a result, Comfort was not only disfigured but has become a horror figure, a far cry from her former beautiful self. Here she tells her story, while pleading with relevant authorities and indeed all Nigerians to rally to her aid.

I am Comfort

Sunday; I am 14 years old and in Junior Secondary School 1, Akwanga South. I played volley ball and I am a fast runner. I will like to be a scientist when I grow up. I presently don't have any of my past pictures; I had to tear all of them because they no longer represent who I am.

Some two years back, when we were on holidays, my dad said I should go and help my maternal grandfather on the farm. He lives somewhere not far from here. But my grandfather said that he did not need help on the farm at that time. He said I should return after a week or so to help one of his daughters (my aunty) harvest beans.

So I left to visit one of my sisters who was staying with my paternal grandfather. I was to spend my holidays there. I stayed for a few days. I returned home one Friday so that I ccould attend a wedding on Saturday before going to my maternal grandfather to help his daughter on the farm.


When I came home that Friday, I saw a fresh grave behind our house. I asked what happened and was told that my grandfather who had not been too well, fell ill and died. That it was his grave. I wept so much, because he was a very good Baba to me. He loved me very much. Anything I asked of him, he tried to give me.

Then the following day, being a Saturday, my father's sister, Aunty Barmani, came with one pastor from Abuja. She works in Abuja. I don't know what kind of work she is doing.

She and that pastor called me. They asked me if I was in the secret cult. I told them that I am not in any secret cult. I told them that I don't know anything about secret cult.

Her father believes she's a witch and must die

The pastor came with a bag. I don't know what was inside. He asked me several questions, but I told him I don't know anything about what he was asking me. He then called my sister aside. My sister came back and told me that I was in the secret cult.

The pastor left that afternoon. Aunty Barmani slept in the house.

But, early in the morning, she woke us up for prayers. It was then she told us that I was in the secret cult; that one of my grandfathers who lives at Alushi should come and hear about what she has found out about me.

Later, the grandfather came with one of our brothers. Barmani told them that I was the one that killed my grandfather. My father was very angry with me. He ordered me to pack my things from my other grandfathers's house and return home.

I did so. After about two weeks of my return, one of my step brothers took ill. His name is Abel, and he is five years old. My father said that I was the cause of my brother’s sickness. But I said I was not the one.

The next day, I went to school. But I was very sad, so I returned home. The next morning, around 4 o'clock, my father woke me from sleep. He said that I should escort him to the village.

My step mother woke up and ask where we were going, and my father told her that we were going to the village. We left and followed the path that passed through the home of Mary Ewungulu (a member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly).

As we walked on my father asked me when we would be writing our exams. And I told him it would be next Monday. He was carrying something in a bag. I didn't know what was in the back. We arrived an uncompleted building that night. It was the only building around the place. He then told me that it was the village we were visiting. And I said I have never been to this village.

He said I should sit down. At that point I became afraid. He looked at me and shook his head. He then started folding his trousers. He then opened the bag and removed a container with some liquid in it. He poured some in a cup and gave it to me. He said if I was a witch and I drank it I would vomit. That If I was not, I would not vomit.

I said I was not a witch. I took the cup. I first tasted it with my tongue and the thing burnt my tongue. So I refused to drink it, and I poured it away. He said I must drink it, but I refused. So he held me and we struggled.

I started to run, and he was pursuing me. As I was running, he threw the liquid on my hands and my legs. I felt it burning my skin. I ran very fast, and then I hit something and fell. That was when he reached me. He grabbed and pulled me up, and I started begging him to have mercy on me. I told him that If I was a witch, he should take me to our Reverend Father to pray for me.
The disfigured face of Comfort

But he dragged me back to the uncompleted building. When we reached there, he poured the liquid on me again. By now my hands and legs were burrning, and my back too. He said I must drink the liquid. I said I would not. He started forcing me to drink, but I refused.

He was shouting: “You must drink this"! But I pleaded with him, saying: "I don't want to drink it, please Baba ".

When he could not force me to drink it, he splashed the liquid in the cup he was holding on my face. I started shouting. He poured some more on my body and I started running, not seeing where I was going.

I opened my eyes, and it was already getting bright. I saw a man riding Okada. I ran to him and begged him to help me. As he was asking me what happened, my father emerged from the bush. I ran back in the direction of the remote house. From there I managed to get back home.

When my stepmother saw me, she gave me water to bathed with.

I could not talk at this point. My step mother thought that I was beaten. But, some boys around our house told her that it was acid that was poured on me. I don't know who told them. There were some dark, round swellings on my face and body.

My father returned home and found me. He called me into the room. When I went in he started to cry. He said that I should forgive him. I told him I had forgiven him.

He then took me back to my grandfather at Alushi and left me there. He said he did not want my mother’s people to see the way I was looking. He never visited me again. I don't know how long I was there. But one day, one of my mother's brothers came; his name is Luka. He works at Our Lady of Apostle (OLA) Hospital.

He heard what happened so he came to see me.

When my uncle saw me, he was very angry. He went to our house and made trouble for my father. He threatened to deal with my father if he did not treat me. The following day, my father came with two men, who gave me injection. I think they were doctors.
, Her back also affected

But, the growth on my face and body only seemed to increase the more. Then one retired doctor came again, gave more injections and rubbed the places with engine oil. I felt no improvement

I was taken to a pharmacist who gave me another injection. The next day I was taken to one Sister Franka. She is a Police woman.

She was to pray for me. The woman told me that I was a witch; that I was a wicked person. While, there, our most senior sister, Alice who is a teacher, came there. I don't know the name of her school. She said that if she ever saw me at home, she would not allow me go to sleep; that she would pour petrol on me and burn me. I ran to one Ibo man who is a pastor by name, Pastor Chukwu. His house is on the way to Wanba. I told him about my problem.

He said that if he allowed me stay with him, people may start gossipping about it. The pastor, however, went to our Reverend Father and told him about me. The Father promised to help treat my wounds, but told the pastor to take me to the police station.

At the station, the pastor wrote down what happened to me.My father was invited to station. He was put behind the counter.

My father spoke in our language and told me not to say that he poured something on me. But one of the police men happen to come from our area and understood what he said. He was very angry. He told the other police men what my father said. They started beating my father and later locked him up.
Tashi N Tashi father

The police men said that I should call any of my mother's relations. So, we called Luka. The DPO said that Luka should take me with him. But, Luka was also angry. He said that my father never allowed me to visit him. That my father had killed my mother when I was small. That my father should just go on and kill me too.

I had to return home. But my father was eventually taken to Lafia Police Station. He later returned. I was told that one of his nephews who is a lawyer, stood bail for him.

I have forgiven my father because it is good to forgive people. But I want to go back to school. Please tell the government to help me. I want the public to help me too. I don't want to live like this.

All attempts to meet the father for his side of the story were not possible, as he played hide-and-seek with Vanguard Metro team.

When Vanguard Metro visited the Divisional Police Headquarters, Akwanga, its Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Mr Damon Peters (SP) confirmed the case. He told Vanguard Metro that the case was brought to the Station before he was posted to Akwanga.

He brought the case file, and corroborated all that Comfort told Vanguard Metro.

On why the suspect was still moving free, he said: "The case is now with the Criminal Investigation Department in Lafia. I cannot say he is free of the charges yet. But, this Station has no more hand in that case.

The only place you can get more information is in Lafia".


http://odili.net/news/source/2010/nov/29/320.html

Just be watchful of the kind of visions and prophesies that some fake pastors render to ur family

OMG

pls how can one help dis girl wat is the location to all this pls let's no how to come so ptityful my God that is the problem when ones mother is not around to see her children thru too bad

lord Jesus have mercy.


the aunt, the pastor, the father and anyone else involved in this mess should not go scot free.

they should be rounded up and made to pay for her medical treatment.

man's inhumanity to man.

I started to run, and he was pursuing me. As I was running, he threw the liquid on my hands and my legs. I felt it burning my skin. I ran very fast, and then I hit something and fell. That was when he reached me. He grabbed and pulled me up, and I started begging him to have mercy on me. I told him that If I was a witch, he should take me to our Reverend Father to pray for me.
The disfigured face of Comfort

But he dragged me back to the uncompleted building. When we reached there, he poured the liquid on me again. By now my hands and legs were burrning, and my back too. He said I must drink the liquid. I said I would not. He started forcing me to drink, but I refused.

He was shouting: “You must drink this"! But I pleaded with him, saying: "I don't want to drink it, please Baba ".
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When he could not force me to drink it, he splashed the liquid in the cup he was holding on my face. I started shouting. He poured some more on my body an[/b]d I started running, not seeing where I was going.

barbarism at its most fiendish, undiluted form. Lord have mercy. 

I am totally short of words, this witch issue has break so many familles in Nigeria.
And thé police can't even do nothing? Béat thé father thats not enough, hé should look more like his daughter wicked world.
Thank My God i dont ever seeking Pastor for prayer, mejority of them are worse than devil himself.
Plz post a link how who ever that is responssible for her case. So help CAN be rendered by any1.

tpia@:

lord Jesus have mercy.


the aunt, the pastor, the father and anyone else involved in this mess should not go scot free.

they should be rounded up and made to pay for her medical treatment.

man's inhumanity to man.

Medical Treatment ke? Abeg they should all be hung. Anything less would be a severe injustice.

Oh God where is Thy face

Such a humble girl too for having forgiven her father so quickly

Oh Lord my God

chic2pimp:

Medical Treatment ke? Abeg they should all be hung. Anything less would be a severe injustice.

they need to get her the required medical help first.

after that, they should face whatever music is waiting for them.





where is this girl's mother?

^^^ According to the story, she is dead and the Dad (Husband) killed her

tpia@:

they need to get her the required medical help first. after that, they should face whatever music is waiting for them




where is this girl's mother?

Someone that gave u poison so that u CAN Die, do u think that same person Will give u a cure?
All they are waiting is to see thé girl dead. They might ve seen how gréât she Will become in thé future so they had to call her witch to spoil her name, now they went ad far as disfigured her. Dôme family are wicked oo.

DANG! Is there anything we could do or something?
I am pissed

There needs to be a public enlightenment campaign. The masses need to be educated (and some of you nairalanders do to) because witches wizards etc do not exist.

The insanity of man all in the name of religion. This is truly inhumane.

This is wickedness, and to say that the father has been bailed? What lesson is there to learn for other parents who will tomorrow claim that their wards are witches?

so sad. I remember once my aunty who schooled in the US and is a lecturer in the college of education port harcourt brought a prophetess who also said I was a witch and was responsible for any bad thing happening to my family. Luckily for me, my parents (may their souls rest in peace) dont believe such crap.

JEZZZZ

i am totally pissed off

JEEZ GOD HAVE MERCY. its so amazing how she forgave her father. The aunt, father and pastor should be arrested and jailed for life with hard labour and also be poured acid too cos they will never know her pain

Wickedness at its highest height.

Peradventure i discover my teen is a witch, i would simply take her to one of our famous pastors to pray the evil spirit out of her/him. Well i don’t even believe in all those rubbish (witchcraft) and such wont locate me. Ignorance is the root of all these evil happenings and bad economy as well, because in the name of looking for money to buy food, some so called themselves pastors would want to fake his prophecies to enable him make money to cater for himself & family. May God not let us fall victims.
I pity the poor girl, she has no choice than to forgive the father so that she can make heaven, i believe she’s been preached to.

If a pastor did not sleep with peoples wife for deliverance, he will exhort money and belongings from people for deliverance. Why will the pastor called the girl a witch? Is there any confirmation to the statement? Now it is the turn of a 14year old innocent girl to suffer, we dont know who is the next. Boko Haram is causing us problem, pastors too are corrobating them. Am sure the pastor brougt that acid to punish the girl. I pity those Christians that put their pastors with all their fake prophecies that never come to pass on their head. The pastor, the aunty, the father and even the lawyer shuould all be hanged for this heinous act!

this is truly troubling. What a world! For those who wants to know the location, I did my NCE in Akwanga so I know the place. Akwanga's in Nasarawa State close to Lafia its capital. The police station's directly opposite Diamond Bank. From Abuja its a direct route to Akwanga through Maraba-Keffi route.

See devil right here! to convince a man that attack with acid is ever a holy deed, this is a horrible story.

This pic is fake.

What sort of misleading headline is this? What does "fake pastor" mean? What's the difference? Who are "original pastors"? Let me guess. . .They are the ones whose dirty linen hasn't been made public. Tomorrow when it's revealed that Chris Oyakhilome enjoys $hagging tran$$exuals in Europe, he will be called "fake pastor". When it is revealed that Oyedepo smokes weed every evening after dinner, they will say "fake man of god". Reverend King was an "original man of god" until his dirty linen came out to the open (I'm very sure a lot of his former followers are reading this). My people are such brain dead delusional sheeple with no remedy. Get real with yourselves. THEY ARE ALL THE SAME! ! !

harakiri:

What sort of misleading headline is this? What does "fake pastor" mean? What's the difference? Who are "original pastors"? Let me guess. . .They are the ones whose dirty linen hasn't been made public. Tomorrow when it's revealed that Chris Oyakhilome enjoys $hagging tran$$exuals in Europe, he will be called "fake pastor". When it is revealed that Oyedepo smokes weed every evening after dinner, they will say "fake man of god". Reverend King was an "original man of god" until his dirty linen came out to the open (I'm very sure a lot of his former followers are reading this). My people are such brain dead delusional sheeple with no remedy. Get real with yourselves. THEY ARE ALL THE SAME! ! !

Harakiri i didnt know you were an atheist, hmmmm any way wonders na im make make lion turn vegeterian