Month Old baby Brutalized By Parents Over Witchcraft Allegation

A little baby of just 11 months escaped death from the parent’s hands recently, this boy has brutalized over witchcraft allegation that he was behind their misfortunes.
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This happened in Cross River State, the parents, Alvan and Ugonwa Orji, residing in Cross River State, are now in police detention .
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They were in the habit of physically and emotionally assaulting their son constantly, giving him inhuman treatments such as tying him to a chair, using electric cable on him and consistently yelling at the boy.
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The complainant, Barr. James Ibor, the Principal Counsel of Basic Rights Council Initiative (BRCI), said neighbors also confirmed that the child’s father batters his only child with his belt and electric cable regularly.
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Alvan confessed to inflicting injuries on his child but claimed he did so because the baby is possessed with ‘Ogbanje’ (Marine) spirit….. if this report should get to heaven, many unborn children won’t be willing to come to Nigeria again.