A 15 year boy, Asuquo Edet from Akwa Ibom State - was mid last week tortured for more than four hours before finally axed on the head to a state of coma by assailants numbering about ten over allegation of using witchcraft power to kill his father.
Narrating his ordeal in the hands from those he called ‘local cultists’ to newsmen, Asuquo, who hails from Ikon- Edikor, Udung Uko Local Government Area, said he was reconciled with his parents few months ago by an Eket based non-profit organization, the Child’s Right and Rehabilitation Network (CRARN) that runs a centre for witch stigmatized children, having lived there for over a year.
He
maintained that his father who had unknown health issue received him with open
arms, before he died a few days ago.
‘‘My father was very
happy to see me again after abandoning me for more than three years on the
streets because one soothsayer, by name Alex Otong from Obughu, bought by my stepmother told him that I was a wizard; and
responsible for his illness, the poverty and misfortune in the family….’’
The Junior Secondary
II student said he was sitting in his late father’s house, mourning his death
that fateful day when the hoodlums led by two of his stepmother’s brothers, by
name Silas and Peter Inwang cordoned the house and started beating him with
machetes, cables, rods, spine-sticks and ‘mbritem’ a local sugarcane-like plant
while questioning him why he returned from exile only to kill his father;
assuring him that he was seeing the sun for the last time in his life. The
beating which started about 12:00 pm last Wednesday lasted for about four hours
when he finally fell into a state of coma after they used ax to break his head.
The attackers abandoned Asuquo in in his pool of blood when they presumed that
he was dead.
He disclosed that he
was only woken up in the evening around 7:00 pm by a woman, who frequently
visits the area for business; who asked him to leave the house before the cult
men discovered he was still alive, as they would not hesitate to renew their
attack or kill him immediately. Master Asuquo said he wobbled into the nearby
bush where he hid himself for three days eating just raw cassava to survive
before he came out to meet the Good Samaritan woman who gave him Five Hundred
Naira (N500) to pay his way to the CRARN Children shelter, about a 160km away
from his hometown.
He strongly
fingered his stepmother who had ten children to his late father as the
mastermind of the attack on him. Adding that, while he was being brutalized, by
the dare devils, they persistently poured urine and combine (a local gin mixed
with marijuana) on him which burned him like fire all over his body.
On arrival at the
CRARN Children Shelter, he was given first aid before taken to the Immanuel
General Hospital Eket for treatment. But the Doctor on call insisted that given
the extent of injuries on his body, he must get a police report before he could
be attended to. The CRARN Centre Administrative Officer, Mr. Nsidibe Orok told
this reporter that Asuquo was currently receiving treatment at the Immanuel
General Hospital, Eket at moment.
A senior police
officer in Oron Area Command who did not want his name in print, however, said
investigation will commence when the victim’s health improves. He expressed
worry over the new surge in child witch related abuse in the state, and
promised the command willingness to deal with abuses of like nature.
“Let his health gets
improved, we will investigate the matter. I can assure you that this command
will not fold its arm and watch children being brutalized in the name of
witchcraft or whatever guise.” The police chief assures.
158 comments:
Wickedness
Such cruelty!
this is a child abuse.... wicked people
Damn it Linda!!can't read the whole thing but this is evil even if the kid is a wizard..where are the Men Of God#DIZZY
this is high level of child abuse in the land.linda mama post my mail.
Who no know say na " AKWA IBOM " get witchcraft!!
THIS IS WICKEDNESS OF D HIGHEST ORDER MAY GOD PUNISH THEM.
In this day and age people are still get lynched over allegations of witchcraft.
Sad tale!
these akwa ibom guys no just sabi anything ooo na only house boys and girls fit them well what rubbish. any small thing they will call a small kid witch...
Nigerians and thier superstitious belief God help us in this country
Wow! I shed tears while reading this sad heartbreaking story. Wish i can do something to save innocent children.
D story too long
Bt nyway dats akwa ibom style of dealing wit witch craft
people are so lame in this country, imagine asking for a police report before you commence treatment on a 15yr old kid.. what a funny country.. even if its confirmed he is a criminal, but common people.. for how long will this country keep carrying the title "3rd world country" with all the money, oil and name it.. just recently Bill Gates visited Nigeria for awareness on Polio eradication, one of d program is is running in less-privileged countries to help in assisting them get on their feet.. as shameless as Dangote is, he even had the face to be in attendance, and i saw d photo shot with our lame president smiling mumu-ishly 2d camera.. I remain tht Ibo boi from d south
O God wat kin of life is dis jus cryin
Why are my not suprise? Bunch of lazy jobless people. If things are not going well for them they blame them on little children. If they couldn't afford money to treat someone in hospital they blame it on a child. Rubbish!
Wonders will not seize to happen. God help us in this country.
ooh, speechless.
What is it wit these ppl?Last month ws d case of a policeman who brutalised his 8yr old daughter for witchcraft.They really need to be educated nd sensitized abt this witchcraft iss.God have mercy on them.
U see nigerians n their pattern of exorcism?!smh..
So ds kind of thing still exist in akwaibom .God hav mercy on ur children
sometimes ago bishop oyedapo slapped a girl several times to confessed as a witchcraft.Did God send them to catch witch or salvage people from sins?Many homes have broken because of these fake pastors.They are now buying jets and building university with God tithes and offering.
This is unfair...
Ruthless heartless people, may they recieve what they give!
things are happening
I'm "sore" afraid of how some pple think.
Dis is bullshit mehn, those people responsible for this shouldn't go unpunished.
I just love police investigations. Well Police is still our friend...Abi?
Why r pple doing this to innocent children
Wat a dark world (smh)
These Akwa ibom people and witchcraft, they are too superstitious.
Dear Lord!!! *covers face in shame* So after all what Gov. Akpabio has done 2 alleviate d child witchcraft stigmatization,some illiterates are still indulging in it?
~AKWA IBOM'S FINEST~
O my God this isn't funny. What's this? This is wickedness.
Which kind yeye witch story be this? Me dey here dey wish say make I become a wizard(when I know that it ain't real) and they are here brutalizing innocent children in the name of witchhunt.
While waiting for him to recover, those guys will disappear. While not arrest them first b4 any other thing.
Dis is jst sad...
Who is the wizard now? God have mercy!
My goodness!! So,afta all what Gov.Akpabio has done 2 alleviate the child witchcraft stigmatization syndrome,some illiterates are still indulging in it? *covers face in shame*
~AKWA IBOM'S FINEST~
This is really madness...... Post my comment nne
#Animals#
This is very rampant in this area..
This has gotto stop
Like serzly, speechless!!!!!
HMMMM
Linda, u gotta look into the story very well... might be a way of that organization head trying to get himself noticed to get more nenfactor. The story might not be the way it .
Linda, u gotta look into the story very well... might be a way of that organization head trying to get himself noticed to get more nenfactor. The story might not be the way it .
Hmmmmm God heip us
What have I done that u av blatantly refused to post my commentsssss ?
Don't even knw what to say!
this calabar people una nor dey tire for this wichcraft of a tin,how can you assume something and beat an innocent boy to this extend?i hope the govt should come into this ,is getting out of hand,that was how they wiped helen AKPABIO generation cause of this yeye witch of a thing .
what a wicked thing to do to a child? sad
Technically isn't it wizardcraft? Like I always say poverty is the root of all evil in Nigeria. How in God's name can you be poor and have 10 kids by one man? You dey mad? You think say na air those pikin dem go chop? Mtscheeeeew rubbish!!!
what a wicked thing to do to a child? sad
Wicked people..
Nawa oooo
pls let them do something,no one deserves to be killed no matter what he or she had done let alone a child,dis is wickedness
Terrible! Akpabio should do something about the nonsense; enough is enough, mbok! By the way Linda, I love you very much, but you used that word "severally" wrongly. It doesn't mean doing the same thing over and over again, it means different unique things happening. For eg, the Mercedes, Ferrari, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini & Aston Martin where arranged/displayed severally. I still love you though, and yes, the aforementioned are your future cars.
Good, let them kill d 'wizard' of a boy, at least dat shld bring d man back. Awon werey
Thank GOD he is alive
Thank GOD he is alive
Thank GOD he is alive
It has to be an nasty step mother. Your 10 kids are waiting for you, wicked woman.
Aibekay says so
Hmmmm speechless indeed
lovely! I know linda wish she's that kachi ibe.
Akwa ibom ye Ifot
God have mercy!
Wicked world
Too bad
O'chim
Oh my God in heaven, show ur mercy upon ur children
When will Nigerians lean to behave like human beings instead of wild animal? This case of accusing innocent children as witches and wizard is getting uglyer by day and wht is d government doing about this primitive heartless people killing their fellow human beings like animal all for nothing? Nawa I just dnt get it. Sorry young man God will surelly punished those wicked souls ur step monster included.
Omg, Wat kind of wickedness is this???? Hmmm, really speechless indeed... Pls post my comment 3rd time..
Mehn some pple can be so hrtless!!haba
I swear me tire for this country. Some people ehnnnn, Kai na wa
Hmmmmmm Very sad....
Nawa o
NA WA OOOOO
Ooh Chim, notin we won't hear, imagine hw dey brutalized dis boi...did dey see him flyin @ nyt??
I perceive the stepmother as a hand in this brutal treatment. She was d one who brought d soothsayer, it was her brothers who descended on d poor boy. Probably d boy posed as a threat to her and her children, a boy coming 4rm no where in2dis family lai lai..... D woman needs to be investigated.
Jizoz! Its really a pity
First to comment
These are problems that take the front burner in civilized societies,but over here we are more interested in politics and crude oil money...how many welfare homes are there in Nigeria as a whole??? and the idea of seeking a police report before treating a dying person is really dumb!!! why not commence treatment and notify the police as well.
Hmmmmmm, *thinking* what if d boi na Wizard tru tru!
Oh too bad.
Where is his mum??Some pple just give birth n abandon their children....The stepmom shld be arrested n dealt with accordingly.I hope justice is served!
Oooow End time
it's hw u make me fll?
Nawa oooh
Naa only speechless!!!! The Chief of police should step down, ASAP, looking at evidence right in front of you. .....and nobody dey jail. Na child abuse and murder. Abi you blind? Stupid government! Yeye police chief!
Do we still have a barbaric customs/people like this? Although Akwa Ibom and Calabar are known for their high rate of witchcraft and please,whatever happened to deliverance???
what a story speechless 2
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it has to stop ooo.
Investigation should start immediately and not wait till boy recovers.
So dam speechless..............smh
Mmmmmm ikwa ibom! Chai
Human eaters indeed...d useless woman has 10 children n does nt want extra mouth she will feed#may we all be treated d way we treat us#
Nawa to una oh,una knack de guy cus him b naija harrypotter!!
Hmmm that's brutal,I was once a victim too and in my own case its a stepdad!can u believe that?he'll deff survive and be great of that am sure God that saw me through will be with him too IJN
Is dis becoming a norm in akwa ibom state? Human rights shud pls look into dis before children and teenage death toll increases oh. Gov Imoke your pipu are wiping out ur future leaders n ure bizzy galivanting wif the president, abo waba l'oro e!...........linlin baby post my comment o!
Even if d boy is a. Wizard,does dat call for dis kind of beating?OMG!dis is wickedness of d highest order.Truly d heart of man is desperately wicked
U r vry stupid. Akwa ibom get witchcraft. Na ur mama b witchcraft. Fool
Even if d boy is a. Wizard,does dat call for dis kind of beating?OMG!dis is wickedness of d highest order.Truly d heart of man is desperately wicked
This Is Injustice!.. Its bad enough that the lad has lost his dad, then he had to go through that fuckery.. Am sad
This is just sad! Illiteracy is a serious disease. Hmmmm:
They av just given dat boy a major reason to become a wzard. #too sad.
Linde pls ds is serious & d pple dt did ds will not go scot free so dt others will learn their lesson. Their is ds govt Agency call NAPTIP d full meaning is National Agency for prohibition of Traffick in persons & other related matters pls dy hv wright to prosecute a case like ds with free lawer for d boy & a shelter. Dy hv Uyo office which covers his side, pls viste www.naptip.gov.ng . Pls Lib readers let us help ds boy by googlling to d above website to get their contact so dt d pple dt did ds to ds boy will pay dearly. God bless u as u do ds.
Prophet Helen take note.....
No wonder they said nigeria is backward
Hmmmm wonda shall neva end. So wat happens 2 deliverance or dey don't have men of God dere......if dis is how God pay us back with our plenty sins, who 4 remain na?
this is so sad, these people cannot proof any wrong doing by this defenseless child and to worsen the the matter the anonymous police officer is saying the child should get well first, what has his getting well got to do with the investigation? the criminals will escape before long, mceeeeew!
this is so sad, these people cannot proof any wrong doing by this defenseless child and to worsen the the matter the anonymous police officer is saying the child should get well first, what has his getting well got to do with the investigation? the criminals will escape before long, mceeeeew!
Life is but a dream
Dis is sad. Wat evidence do Dey have against this poor innocent child? God is watching.....#0zi
Its a common tin in akwa ibom
Whosoever can beat sum1 to dis extent too is a witch/wizard....buh d boy stayed in d bush 4 3dayz tho *lip sealed*.......anywaiz,...errrmm......don't even know wat 2 say again. (ROI)
Haha,wonders shall never end I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ this world *lips sealed*
Wickedness!!!!! If he(d smal boy) was really a witch/wizard, can dey really do dis 2 him wit ordinary physical power? Dis wicked step-mum n her family wld remain miserable til dey repent.
Sharrap u foolish idiot..mention wia ur frm mk we c...wen last u c akwa ibom person as house boy or gal..we get free education..u must b a fool.
If I comment now Linda will not post it.I no know wetin I do am.
Nigerians wit dia low mentality,even if he's a wizard he doesn't deserve dis kind of humilation,its d spirit inside of him y"l deal wit,and we r nt in d position to judge if he's is or not,M sure dis guy isn't possessed..may God forgive dem all.
You tribalistic scum bag! What gives u d right to open ur gutter n vomit trash in public? I'm sure u'r a witch urself that's why u know that. Useless pig.
All dz mbuk people get mind o#ar they God#lindyway all d way
@anony8:32***y re u teking ma comment to personal??? I see,, U re a certified wizard***u beta repent oo cos dia's absolutely no gain in Witchcrafty***REPENT!! Else u'll be killed lyk mosquito
Cruel!!!
The step mother is the witch, she just want the boy dead.
The step mother is the witch, she just want the boy dead.
The step mother is the witch, she just want the boy dead.
May d God of Oyedepo strike that ur dirty mouth in Jesus Name. Mumu
May d God of Oyedepo strike that ur dirty mouth in Jesus Name. Mumu
IN THIS CIVILIZED WORLD
THINGS LIKE TIS STILL
HAPPENS?
I KNOW CALABAR PEOPLE GET DIA WITCHCRAFT BUT SERIOUSLY, IF THIS BOY HAD THIS PROBLEM, WHY NOT TAKE HIM FOR DELIVERANCE IN CHURCH? THE STEPMOTHER IS THE WITCH; SHE KILLED HER HUSBAND AND PUT THE BLAME ON THE BOY: VIA BABA LAWO. SHE OBVIOUSLY DOES'NT WANT THE BOY BC HE'S OLDER THAN HER KIDS/ MAYBE HIS LATE FATHER LOVED HIM TO BITS- SHE COULD'NT SWALLOW THAT HENCE PLOT TO ELIMINATE. NOLLYWOOD MOVIE.
Typical of them! I attended service in a certain church in calabar just this last sunday, the pastor announced of the death of the father of the church's secretary, to my greatest surprise, everybody in the church started clapping and dancing. I had to ask someone beside me if the deceased has been sick for a long time or why else could they be so happy over someon's death?
The girl told me that the man was a wizard! I asked, how they got to know? She said its a common knowledge.!!! Can you imagine that?
As much as i'd have loved 2 ignore u,Chinasa Ukaegbu or whatever ur Godforsaken name is,i'll really love to remind u that occurences such as this could happen anywhere in dis country. "why are my not surprised?" seriously?? U can't even mk a correct sentence and u're abusing Akwa Ibom people,smh.
~AKWA IBOM'S FINEST~
Jeez!! What's it with ya'all being so tribalistic?? Where in Nigeria do we not hear of lynching? Ok,in d case of d ALUU4 were there Akwa Ibomites involved? Be it 4 stealing,witchcraft,wateva it's still d same jungle justice! U guys shd stop d tribalism already! Why wud Nigeria move 4ward wit dis kinda poor mindset?
~AKWA IBOM'S FINEST~
and just 4 d records,also 4 d benefit of those who weren't taught Geography in school,Calabar IS NOT in Akwa Ibom State.Calabar is the capital of Cross River State,as such stop confusing urselves with Calabar ppl and Akwa Ibom people. U're welcome.
~AKWA IBOM'S FINEST~
Stupid Nigeria police must they wait forever before arresting the culprits.Soon these guys would disappear & they would label them as 'at large'.
The police should swing into action & get these cannibals arresteed & prosecuted immediately
The heart of man is obviously wicked! Its evident in this case
-CHK
Dnt b an idiot, all around d world theres a norm that with certain medical presentations u gt a police report or while de r treating u in civilized countries de call 4 d police( who appears in 3/10mins). Police in naija don show 4 ordinary thief wey de go show for hsp, na d doc go com carry gbese abi
I pity d boy! I can imagine d pain his going tru! Chai!
U r destined to live, no evil shall cut ur life short in Jesus name, amen!
Shut up second anonymous!
Na lie anon 4:13 talk? Local set of pple! Emi nkita them!
The man have 10children n they are blaming this poor boy for the porverty in the family, they r poor because the man is irresponsible. If the boy is a wizard can they even get close to him without him using his powers to harm them. I thought witches can disapear
Pple are heartless and wicked!....bt dis boy is strong tho...
This is so so unbelievable. Is as no name other than pure wickedness.
U must be a very stupid person for vomiting that rubbish from ur stupid mouth
Who remembers a documentary from 08/09 called saving Africa's witch children? That was the first time i heard about this witchcraft mobs and their wickedness. Crarn is the centre set up as a fall out of that documentary and i continue to praise Crarn for its love of our children (our tomorrow) despite our nonchalance towards them.
At the end of d documentary there was a bill to criminalize this wickedness masked by people; i believe this bill was signed and a stiff penalty was set as comeuppance for offenders.
This is 2013 and it continues. Everyday our future gets smaller because of small minds, small thoughts.
There is no basis for the wait before investigation, we all know about this by now
Bottomline is that we are all wicked!!! The guys that did this though, these are devils!!!
Helen Ukpabio, here's another bit of bloodshed!! I hope you are happy now.
This is just wrong! what happened to prayers for deliverance if he is truely what he's being accused of......May God forgive all of them for they know not what they do!
Proudly Akwa Ibom
What a wicked world. Those people must not go unpunished, police should please do something.
What these ppl do to their kids in the name of witchcraft is soo pitiful!
d govt needs to do sth to protect those kids oooo
You obnoxious bufoon, doesn't your moss-covered brain know that there's a difference between Cross River/Calabar and Akwa Ibom/Uyo. Keep basking in mediocrity. Oaf!
The people or person who did this is the one that has witchcraft sef. Nonsense
It's funny how people of poor background ten to have more children. I just can't understand. Is it lack of education. Because stupid things like this are bound to happen. God please heal this boy and help him in Jesus name. Amen !!
Africans and superstition!!!
Africa's backwardness is traceable to widespread superstitious beliefs in which they are trapped...
Movies are promoting it un-pared...
Religion, even more vigorously...
Customs and traditional belief systems untouched by reason...
And the darkness ever thickening in intensity...
So so sad this story, the African story!!!
may God have mercy
So the witchcraft is only on Children? What about the adult witches? what happen to them. This is the result of illiteracy and superstitious beliefs.
I tire oh!!! Go back to primary school n relearn your states n capitals. Ishi
OH MY GOD, THIS IS WICKEDNESS.LET ASSUME THAT HE IS A WITCH,IS THIS THE BEST WAY TO DELIVER HIM. AM SURE THAT, THAT HIS STEP MOTHER DONT WANT HIM ALIVE.I HATE STEP,LET ALONE ADDING MOTHER ON IT. THEY ARE DEADLY. GOD WANT TO USE THAT BOY,THAS WHY HE COULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO DIE AFTER ALL THEY DID TO HIM.BUT FOR DAT FAMILY THEY MUST SUFFER.
All this is being cause by illiteracy and poverty,akawa ibom people please you should raise up and fight this trend before it's gets out of hand, how can you be accusing every innocent child of witchcraft in this modern day, please be civilized.
na wa ooooo, for this modern day see wetin dey happen..... wait oooo, na for only akwa ibom dis tin dey reign ooooo, pikin dey behave somehow, dem go tag am witch craft. I once watched a documentary on how they treat these children, a girl was meant to sit on a stove which was on all in the name of witch craft, we Nigerians, we claim to be too religious but yet fail to practice what we believe...
My left kidney dey pain me for this kind matter abeg....
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