By Ismail Auwal
The northern coordinator for Advocacy for Alleged Witches, Aliyu Bashir Limanci, has been condemned as unacceptable, the decision by a judge in Song Local government of Adamant to detain three people remanded in custody for allegedly killing one and torturing another.
“Our stance is that witchcraft is a superstition and there is no evidence or any law in Nigeria that allows people to be detained over accusations of witchcraft,” he said.
It could be recalled that on 3rd November, 2021, a magistrate court presided over by Abdulrazak Adamu issued a remand order to three suspects accused of killing 1 and torturing the other by bewitching them.
“We at the Advocacy for Alleged Witches are against any persecution of people over a superstition called witchcraft because there is no scientific evidence or man-made laws that acknowledge its existence. A lot of people are being falsely accused of witchcraft, the accusations they know nothing about. Many of these people are ostracized, persecuted and some of them will never be able to get back to their normal life due to discrimination,” he added.
The group has promised to follow their cases and ensure they are set free by providing the suspects with legal supports.
