Youths of Ebbaken community in Boje, Boki local government area of Cross River State, have beaten 2 widows, Mrs. Martina Osom and Mrs. Rose Akom, to death for allegedly practicing witchcraft.
The incident occurred on the morning of Saturday, August 2.
An eyewitness and a son-in-law to one of the windows, who spoke to Vanguard, said both women, devoted Catholics, were returning from early morning prayers when the youths 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 youths accused her of initiating a member of the community into witchcraft and she denied the allegation.
“But they went ahead and beat her severely, ordering her to confess that she is a witch. But her passionate appeal to them that she was innocent fell on deaf ears.”he said
He said the other woman, Mrs Rose Akom, was also dragged to join his mother-in-law and inflicted with same torture, ordering her to confess to allegations that she is a witch.
“They were both tied with strong ropes and beaten in the rain all through the day until they died” he added
According to him, no arrest had been made and the culprits are walking freely in the community.
“That was what happened in this civilised era in this community,”
