{"id":24601,"date":"2021-04-22T12:24:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T11:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=24601"},"modified":"2021-04-22T13:12:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T12:12:08","slug":"5-year-old-boy-accused-of-witchcraft-in-akwa-ibom-narrates-his-ordeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/22\/5-year-old-boy-accused-of-witchcraft-in-akwa-ibom-narrates-his-ordeal\/","title":{"rendered":"5-year-old boy accused of witchcraft in Akwa Ibom narrates his ordeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 5-year-old, Victor Asuquo has narrated how he was allegedly tortured and abandoned by his parents and stepmother after being accused of witchcraft in Akwa Ibom.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that Victor was found roaming the streets of Odoro Nkot in Esit Eket with scars all over his battered body and protruding testicles due to enlarged hernia.<\/p>\n<p>A community leader and Child&#8217;s Right And Rehablitation Network (CRARN) volunteer, Prince John Ekpo, who rescued Victor first took him to their house and met only his old blind grand mother who was stigmatized a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/31\/caregivers-allegedly-brutalized-young-maid-over-witchcraft-accusation-in-anambra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">witch<\/a> as well and crying for help.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/22\/witch-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/22\/witch-2.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/22\/witch-2-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/22\/witch-2-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/22\/witch-2-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/22\/witch-2-864x1536.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to him, his mother allegedly used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/07\/suspected-herdsmen-machete-three-women-for-resisting-rape-in-ekiti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">machetes<\/a> and hit him several times and locked him up in the toilet.<\/p>\n<p>He added that his mother took him to prayer houses for exorcism then abandoned him on the road at midnight.<\/p>\n<p>The boy also alleged he returned home but his step mother warned him not to come into the house otherwise she will kill him.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/22\/Witch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/22\/Witch.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/22\/Witch-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/22\/Witch-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/22\/Witch-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/kunlenet07\/2021\/04\/22\/Witch-864x1536.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My father doesn\u2019t want to see me. He warned me not to infect my step brothers with witchcraft even when I told him I was not a wizard,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>CRARN said Victor was taken to the hospital for treatment and surgery after his rescue on Monday, April 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 5-year-old, Victor Asuquo has narrated how he was allegedly tortured and abandoned by his parents and stepmother after being accused of witchcraft in Akwa Ibom. 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