Last month (May), fifteen (15) persons, including three (3) Chiefs were set ablaze in Oku, Boki Local Government of Cross River State, for allegedly practicing witchcraft.

Demanding for justice for the gruesome act, a protest has been staged in Calabar, the state capital to get authorities to take action against those who attacked and burnt the alleged witches.

The protesters were carrying placards with the inscription: Justice for Oku-Boki Burnt Women. Last month, an aide to the state governor led local thugs to attack and set ablaze suspected witches in Oku Community. The police have yet to arrest Thomas Obi Tawo (aka General Iron) and other alleged perpetrators of this horrific crime. Victims have yet to receive any support or assistance from the state government.

Meanwhile, the Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) has received a list of victims of the witch-hunt. Here are their names:

Names of alleged 15 Witches and Wizards burnt in Boki LGA of Cross River State:
1. Benard Kekong (known as papa Odu Ekpang)
2. Rita Abang (known as Dachi Ochang)
3. Margaret Akan (known as Ada Akan)
4. Edward Kekong
5. John Otu
6. Mama Delia Kubua
7.Rose Obi
8. Patricia Obi
9 Kaka Olum
10 Mary Ada Otu
11 Martina Maurice
12 Serah Kepua Odu
13 Paulina Owan
14 Sussana Bisong
15. Yet-to-be confirmed
There were fifteen victims and the name and identity of the fifteenth person has not been confirmed.




https://www.rapidgist.com/names-of-15-witches-and-wizards-burnt-in-cross-river-state/

An eyewitness told AFAW that on that fateful day, Thomas Obi Tawo arrived the community with his boys. First, he attacked his mother, Rose Obi, and then Chief Benard Kekong. General Iron called out names of other suspected witches. His boys dragged them out of their apartments, manhandled them, and threw them into the fire. People could not cry out or raise an alarm. Nobody tried to stop or resist them because they feared that they could also be beaten and thrown into the fire.

Three persons who were set ablaze have died as a result of their wounds. They are Benard Kekong, Rita Abang, and Margaret Akan. Other victims are at various hospitals battling for their lives. Some of the victims who could not afford the cost of medical treatment are at home.

The buttocks of one of the victims, Serah Kepua Odu was completely burnt. She cannot sit down. Another victim, Sussana Bisong, sustained serious injuries. She was unable to go to the hospital because she could not afford the hospital bills.

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This is barbaric.

Wetin person no go hear for 9ja?

That first picture is a poor photoshop.

This is the downside to clinging on to traditional beliefs and views that facilitate evil.

Nawao

So so barbaric and a crime against humanity.

Lazy idiots blaming other people for the result of their laziness.

Suffer not a witch to live- the Bible said it.
Are you challenging Yahweh

Supposedly educated southerners still believing in such primitive backwardness.

In fact lemme say this, there's nothing like witchcraft. It's very diabolic to think that someone is a witch. Those pastors in Akwa Ibom/Cross Rivers that made people diabolical are the real witches. Ibibio/Efik/Anang/Oron people seriously need to be rehabilitated. That's how one man was calling his neighbour a witch because he usually returned late from work

Front page ASAP

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This is absolutely horrifying to see that today in 2020, savages are still burning women alive for imaginary crimes.

The lady on fire in the top picture was fashionably dressed and wearing stylish heels, suggesting that she worked in the corporate world, yet, some murderous sub-humans decided to murder her in cold blood and in broad daylight.

Anyone involved in killing another human being outside of the context of war or police operations, is a murderer and danger to society, who needs to be rounded up and jailed for life without appeal.

As though Africa does not have enough ongoing tragedies to confront during the current global pandemic, illiterate and bloodthirsty murderers are killing women under the most idiotic and patently absurd of demented pretexts, in current day Nigeria.

What is wrong with these people.

What! In 2020?

inside this 2020 so? someone should pay for this

Goshhhh, this is babaric, the first pic is horrifying

What's wrong with this country for Gods sake

Are you Yahweh?

YouAreFinished:
Suffer not a witch to live- the Bible said it.
Are you challenging Yahweh

4Play:
That first picture is a poor photoshop.

This is the downside to clinging on to traditional beliefs and views that facilitate evil.

Witch wear koi koi shoe!

Every old and poor person is either a witch or wizard!

Na politicians be the real witches and wizard.

decuteGenius:
In fact lemme say this, there's nothing like witchcraft. It's very diabolic to think that someone is a witch. Those pastors in Akwa Ibom/Cross Rivers that made people diabolical are the real witches. Ibibio/Efik/Anang/Oron people seriously need to be rehabilitated. That's how one man was calling his neighbour a witch because he usually returned late from work

Have you tried rehabilitating your self?
Abasi mbok dakka nno anye

In NIGERIA, BLACK LIVES DON'T MATTER
That should be the protest slogan

Kai peoples mother

YOU KILL YOUR FELLOW HUMAN AND YOU PROTEST AGAINST RACISM ON YOUR WHATSAPP STATUS

HYPOCRITES!

What kind of madness is this?

The slowpoke actually killed his own mother cos of witchcraft.

And a professor is the governor of this state?

Now that you fools have burnt all the witches disturbing your state shebi cross river will now become Dubai?

Useless,evil,clueless madmen that should never have been born.

Why is there no outrage?

Do cross riverians believe in witches?

Don't the burnt Pple have relatives?

This is quite disturbing and I'm so so angry !

and someone will be telling me that Nigeria will be better again...

this is inhuman

This is Nigeria
We can't kill our self Jor.

Check out my art story

https://www.nairaland.com/5919489/art-story-1#90601475

Salem

Looking at the ways things are going... if we don't split, this human inhumane to humanity is what will wipe this country out. #Nigeria is long dead.