Man arrested for allegedly killing his grandmother over witchcraft

Manu was said to have accused his aged grandmother of killing his daughter, Magajiya, with witchcraft. Witnesses alleged that he beat the poor woman with a stick after his daughter died.

Police said that Manu’s father,  80-year-old, Kwacha, also joined in the beating of the now dead woman. Kwacha is also in detention according to the police.

The second suspect, Kwacha, told Punch newspaper that his granddaughter, Magajiya was the ninth person that Kaiyo (dead victim) killed while practising witchcraft. He said:

“After killing my granddaughter, I could not just let her go scot-free, so I used a little dry stick to cane her on the legs while at the same time asking her why she killed her great grandchild and she just died.

“The case of my granddaughter is a well-known issue in our area to the leaders and the people and every effort we made to free the young girl all failed. She died on the way to the hospital at 8am, last week Thursday.”

Kwacha further said that they “got to know through Magajiya, when she was sick” that her great grandmother was responsible for her death.

“She cried and begged her great grandmother, Inne Kaiyo, to release her soul. And we all begged my mother to release her but she refused. I am also aware that my mother was a witch.”

Manu, however, said he was saddened by the loss of his mother and daughter, but said he had accepted it “as an act of God.”

The police command’s Public Relations Officer, Abigail Unaeze, confirmed the incident, adding that the matter will be charged to court soon.

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