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Witchcraft accusations against children in Africa have received increasing international attention in the first decade of the 21st century. [1] [2] [3]The phenomenon of witch-hunts in Sub-Saharan Africa is ancient, [4] but the problem has been exasperated due to charismatic preachers such as Helen Ukpabio. [4]
In the Nigerian states of Akwa Ibom and Cross River about 15,000 children were branded as witches and most of them end up abandoned and abused on the streets. [17] A documentary aired on Channel 4 and BBC , Saving Africa's Witch Children , shows the work of Gary Foxcroft and Stepping Stones Nigeria (now Safe Child Africa) in addressing these ...
Anja Ringgren Lovén (born 4 September 1978) is a Danish humanitarian and founder of the charity organization DINNødhjælp. Since 2012, the organization has been dedicated to protecting and rescuing children in Nigeria accused of witchcraft—a practice stemming from deep-rooted superstition that often leads to ostracism, abuse, or death. [2]
How one man is trying to protect people accused of witchcraft from lynchings and abuse.
Ukpabio was born in the village of Mbente, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, and is married to Dr. Elijah Ukpabio.She has three children. [2]Ukpabio claims to have been a teenage witch, "betrothed to Satan" before being "set free by the gospel."
In Nigeria, Pentecostal pastors have intertwined Christianity with witchcraft beliefs for profit, leading to the torture and killing of accused children. [10] Sierra Leone 's Mende people see witchcraft convictions as beneficial, as the accused receive support and care from the community. [ 11 ]
Saving Africa's Witch Children [1] is a documentary directed by Mags Gavan and Joost van der Valk. It features Gary Foxcroft and his organisation Stepping Stones Nigeria who campaign against the branding of children as witches in Nigeria, primarily by the evangelical "Liberty Foundation Gospel Ministries", headed by Helen Ukpabio.
At least 35 children were killed and six others critically injured in a crowd crush at a funfair in southwest Nigeria on Wednesday, police said. Eight people have been arrested for their alleged ...