Woman throws 10 year old boy into Imo River over witchcraft

by Anike Jacobs

How cruel!

A 10-year-old orphan, Usen Okon, has been thrown into the Imo River in the Ikot Abasi area of Akwa Ibom State, over witchcraft accusation, Punch reports.

The Senior Project Manager of the Humanist Association for Peace and Social Tolerance Advancement, Mr.Ayobami Ojedokun, who disclosed this on Tuesday stated the young boy was thrown into the river by his aunt after beeen accused of being a witch.

Blurry photo of the boy

“Okon was under the care of his paternal aunt, Ekaeyen, at Etebi community in the Esit Eket Local Government Area of the state as his parents had died. A a few days ago, Okon was aroused from sleep by Ekaeyen who took him to her husband and asked him to confess to being a wizard. When Okon denied the witchcraft accusation, his aunt threatened to throw him into a river.”

True to her words, on November 16, took Okon to the Imo River and threw him into the water with the hope that he would drown.

“She actually threw Okon into Imo River thinking that the boy would drown. The boy came out of the water alive and went to their home, only to be told that her auntie had relocated,” Ojedokun stated.

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