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There is tension in Umueghu in Amaegbuato autonomous community in the Nkpa Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, Southeast Nigeria, after some residents bound and flogged a widow with whips and sticks for allegedly being a witch.

The widow has been identified as Mrs. Amarachi Okechi.

A disturbing video of the incident posted on social media and seen by SaharaReporters on Sunday, shows the widow sitting on the floor with her hands tied behind her. Her legs were also bound with rope.

The widow, who wore a gown and a light blue hair tie was being flogged by young men while scores of people in the crowd jeered at her.

An activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, who shared the horrifying video of the assault on his Facebook page, wrote:

"When I talk about widows protection, I'm not asking for too much. Our mothers suffer the most from child delivery.

"Mrs. Amarachi Okechi, a widow was accused of witchcraft by her late husband brother's wife."

Gwamnishu also slammed the people of the community for the action, describing what they did as unjust. "If you are from Umueghu in Amaegbuato autonomous community Nkpa Bende Local Government, Abia state, your community did this to this woman.

"Even when the woman was begging and telling them she's innocent, they tied her hands to her back, tied her two legs, flogged and filmed her.

"Her children reached out to the Behind Bars and we have decided to take this matter up no matter what it will cost us.

"This is barbaric should be condemned by all."

"#Attention: Please help us tag the wife of Abia State Governor," he also wrote.

Meanwhile, efforts to get the reaction of the Abia state police command were unsuccessful as the Command's spokesman, Geoffrey Ogbonna did not answer when SaharaReporters called his mobile line.

https://saharareporters.com/articles/disturbing-video-shows-nigerian-community-assaults-brutalises-widow-accused-being-witch

See mumu society, pls what's wrong with naija and our superstitious beliefs?
Are these people mad or something? someone need to arrest them and put them in jail.

If at this age and time we still believe in witches(spiritual flying witches) then we have a problem,this is how some idiotic children murder their mothers all in the name of "na she dey do me".

If the perpetrators are not apprehended by the police then the children should take the matter up personally,hunt them down and slaughter them to pieces.
Their body part will make a huge sale in the black market.
Idiots.

Fúcked up society...

Fvck




Most of the Africans are 500,000 years backwards



Aje

How was she caught?

Quite a number of times such accused are actually innocent of these allegations.

This is barbaric and should never be found in our midst

A widow, unsubstantiated accusation

Youths with mothers and possibly wives doing the flogging and cheering in this time and age.

Animals in human skin

So, Abia state sef don this Akwa-ibom state rubbish? Indeed illiteracy is a disease.

Meanwhile.. Weda na from garden or na fowl lay am.. Egg na Egg

I wonder why in the south every old widow is considered witch. Same way people nag about village people but always on their way to honour them come Christmas time.

Witch wey no fit help Nigeria elect better president that one na witch?

Damnnn niggar
Africans

Their matter don tire me I swear

Noted.

What’s the proof she is a witch

Barbarians, it can only happen in that region

In this century some Nigerians still do this?

How can a society progress with all these barbaric acts?

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Barbaric!
Buh then, some people acts like one....

I one woman who kept acting possessed.... Till some youths told her to please take her leave from the area...

Nawa ooo

I Don't believe in witch.
African and their beliefs

No more respect


So sad

Abians and backwardness ehn. She should get a good lawyer. Their men are very aggressive and stingy as hell

If you don't want your children to grow up with this type of religious infested mentality, you should visit https://uptownerd.com/category/consciousness-2/ to put you and your generation on the path to mental emancipation.

In this 21st century, this type of news is a big disgrace to civilization. We are definitely better than this unfounded accusations and barbarism.

Africa and wrong accusation

The treatment of widows in the south East of Nigeria is terrible.

This should not be happening at this time...

SMH

This one na Nollywood joor , later the woman go cry and lay course on the head of her late husband brother who wants the family lands......una know the rest of the story

If I talk wetin dey my mind, Mynd44 go ban me forever, so I no go talk anything, other than, Igbo amaka

Same way pastors and Alfas fool people. Today's date in Nigeria is 26/March/1520