Youths Lynch Widows Accused Of Witchcraft In Cross-River

Two widows alleged to be witches have been lynched in Boki Local Government Area of Cross-River State.

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The victims identified as Mrs Martina Osom and Mrs Rose Akon, were on Saturday, August 27, allegedly tortured to death by youths. It was gathered that the incident happened in Ebbaken community in Boje, Boki Local Government Area of Cross-River State.

A son-in-law to one of the widows who preferred to remain anonymous, said that the women who were devoted Catholics were returning from early morning prayers when the youths accosted and accused them of initiating a member of the community into witchcraft.

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“They met my mother-in-law within the church environment, as it was her tradition to weed and clean up the church vicinity every Saturday immediately after the Morning Mass.”

The son in-law further maintained that the woman was killed despite denying all allegations and begged for her dear life. Lynching of alleged witches is per-dominant in villages throughout the country and Cross-River is no exception.

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