Anyone can be accused of witchery, but older women in South Africa’s rural areas are the most common victims. Now, the South African Law Reform Commission argues a new law could help to protect people from violence while respecting their right to religion and belief.
A civic organisation, the Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) has said that it is working with relevant agencies to end the decades-long witchcraft belief in Benue state. The organisation stated this in a release on Friday by its Director Dr Leo Igwe, in reaction to Wednesday, January 18 incident wherein a 70 year-old man, Mr. Justin Gyado, who hailed from the Mbaivur community of Gwer East LGA in the State was accused by youths in the community of being responsible for the death of one of their fellow youths, 30-year-old man, Terzungwe Agena.
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