A 60 year old woman, Halima Jonta of Dumne town in Song Local Government Area, Adamawa state has confessed that herself and 2 other witches have killed 7 people in 7 years since she joined witchcraft in Dumne town.
Mama Halima informed Honourable Umar Gangs led Criminal Area Court I that she joined witchcraft about 7 years ago, and that herself and 2 other women in Dumne have succeeded in killing 7 people and terrorising the inhabitants of the town.
Meanwhile the criminal area court has given 24 hour ultimatum to 7 suspected witches arraigned before it to restore the health of a 3 year old girl they bewitched, or else incur the wrath of the law.
The witches including the 60 year old woman and children between 4 to 6 age bracket were arrested and brought before the court by Sarkin Mayun Adamawa, Dr. Kabiru Garba following a report on the health condition of the little child by her parents.
The witches including the little children who were apprehended in Dumne, confessed to have bewitched the little child and accused each other and other relations as being responsible for initiating each other into witchraft/secret cult.
They told the court that it was the old woman and one other called Dudu( now at large) that asked them to tie the child, put stone in her stomach and the image of a dead person in her, and added that they have since untied her, removed the image and the stone, and that remained only one thing that Dudu put in her.
They further narrated that by the time that they put dead person's image in their victims, such persons could not eat, drink or do anything but will remain like the dead person until the time of slaughtering.
According to them, they tried to remove that one thing that Dudu put in the baby, but they could not because it is beyond their power, and stated that it is the demonic spirit that is in them that pushes them to do such evil, and that it is not deliberate.
Some of the children disclosed that they normally metamophose or become white rats, cats, snakes or any other evil animal before attacking their victims, and pleaded to be set free from the bondage so that they can become normal human beings.
The innocent little girl who was also brought to court by her parents, was said to have been battling between life and death for about 3 months now.
Presiding over the matter, Honourable Umar Gangs gave them 24 hour ultimatum to restore the health of the child, and ordered that Dudu who is now at large be arrested with immediate effect.
The Judge told them the court will hold them responsible if the health condition of the baby deteriorated, and advised them to remove everything that they put in her.
He lamented that the affected children have not even reached the age that can be sent to remand home not to talk of correctional service facility, and further noted with concern a situation whereby little children who do not know anything would be initiated into witchcraft.
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