Photos: Anger, condemnation as Enugu traditional ruler accuses his subjects of witchcraft

Report by lawyer and blogger, Chukwudi
Iwuchukwu. Read below...

The story sounds like a fairy tale or a
Nollywood Epic Movie script but the story
is real and happened in Unadu community
in Enugu State.

The traditional ruler of Unadu community In
Nsukka Enugu State a retired police officer,
Barnabas Agbaji who allegedly forced
himself to become the Igwe of the town
recently elevated the act of wickedness by
arresting" two of his subjects Remigus Nwa
Ikeagwu and Silas Ameh, arbitrarily accused
them of witchcraft, convicted the accused
of being guilty of the offence of Witchcraft,
hung a tire around their necks, tied fresh
palm fronds all over their bodies and
paraded them around the community as
common criminals!!
According to a source in the community, the
Traditional Ruler has been ruling the town with
high handedness and impunity, leaving his
subjects in fear and misery, boasting that
nothing will happen to him because of his
Influence in Enugu state Government.

Tension is already running high in the community
and from my investigation, his people are
spoiling for wall threatening Fire and brimstone if
appropriate action is not taken against the ex-
policeman now.
Traditional Ruler and some of his subjects are
calling for his dethronement because his recent
bizarre action on his subjects is the height of
what they can tolerate

The question is: During his service years in the
Nigerian police, did this man ever arrest and
successfully prosecute anyone for practicing
witchcraft? Under which law did he do this?

Chukwudi Iwuchukwu is a Lawyer And Blogger
and he tweets @Chukwudi1985