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Category: West Africa

West Africa has been defined as including the 18 countries Benin, Burkina Faso, the island of Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, the island of Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe and Togo.

Leo Igwe Nigeria News and Headlines 

Witch hunts and Gender-Based Violence in Kano

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By Leo Igwe The Advocacy for Alleged Witches welcomes the sentencing of five men for murdering an alleged witch, Ms Abubakar, in Kano in 2023. The five men were sentenced to death. Although the Advocacy for Alleged Witches does not support the death penalty the conviction of these men is a significant development in the fight against abuses linked to… Read More
Echezona Obiagbaosogu and Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe, Nigeria News and Headlines 

   Ex-cellence Project Welcomes Resignation of Catholic Priests

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    By Leo Igwe The Ex-cellence Project commends Echezona Obiagbaosogu and Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe, who resigned from the priesthood, for their courage and thoughtfulness. Their decision to leave the priesthood is a welcome development and an expression of self-authenticity. As reported, Obiagbaosogu left the catholic priesthood and catholic faith for the traditional religion. Whilst Oghenerukevwe resigned and got married in the US. The Ex-cellence Project… Read More
End Witch Hunts in Adamawa Nigeria News and Headlines 

Let’s Work to End Witch Hunts in Adamawa.

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By Leo Igwe  Greetings and salutations from the Advocacy for Alleged Witches and from all advocates against witch hunts in Nigeria and beyond on the occasion of this roundtable discussion on witch hunts and human rights violations in Adamawa state. I thank the National Human Rights Commission for the opportunity to collaborate and synergize against this superstition-based abuse. Witch hunting… Read More
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Witch hunters and the rule of law in Jigawa

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By Leo Igwe The Advocacy for Alleged Witches welcomes the conviction of four persons for beating an alleged witch to death in Jigawa, in Northern Nigeria. According to a news report, a high court in the state sentenced four family members, a husband, wife, brother, and sister of the wife, to death. They are to die by hanging for beating 30-year-old… Read More
Leo Igwe Nigeria News and Headlines 

Witch hunters and the rule of law in Jigawa

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By Leo Igwe The Advocacy for Alleged Witches welcomes the conviction of four persons for beating an alleged witch to death in Jigawa, in Northern Nigeria. According to a news report, a high court in the state sentenced four family members, a husband, wife, brother, and sister of the wife, to death. They are to die by hanging for beating 30-year-old… Read More
Botched Buttocks Enhancement Procedure Nigeria News and Headlines 

Nigeria: Nurse Arrested in Lagos After Death of Woman Following Botched Buttocks Enhancement Procedure

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By Burnett Munthali In Lagos, Nigeria, police have arrested a nurse in connection with the death of a 36-year-old woman, known only as Abiola, following a botched buttocks enlargement procedure at a clinic in Lekki Phase 1. The incident has raised serious concerns about medical safety and the practices of enhancement clinics. According to Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the… Read More
Murder for Witchcraft in Nigeria Lifestyle Nigeria News and Headlines 

   Ending Elder Abuse and Murder for Witchcraft in Nigeria

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 By Leo Igwe “It is confirmed. She is dead”. Bukky, who directs an NGO based in Akure, messaged me, breaking this sad news. She traveled several kilometers to help confirm a case of witch burning in Ondo West. Since June 15, the Advocacy for Alleged Witches has been trying to get some emergency help to an 86-year-old woman, Iya Sunday.… Read More