By Kelvin Ololo The High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, presided by Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu sentenced 51-year-old Apostle Ubong Bassey Etim to death by hanging for the murder of his 16-year-old daughter, Deborah Bassey. The 16-year-old Deborah was said to have lived with Down Syndrome condition and was falsely accused of witchcraft
By Sylvia Akpan Following a disturbing viral video allegedly showing an elderly man being enclosed in a casket alongside a corpse by a group of irate youths, Authorities in Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State have begun an intensive investigation into the matter. The video, which surfaced online on November 20, 2025, shows
By Kelvin Ololo Mr. Sunday Ojah, accused of witchcraft in Akpet 1, Biased Local Government Area of Cross River, has been tortured by community youths, leaving him battling with life. This follows as a man (name withheld for reasons) was beaten and his hair shaved with matchet by a suspected gang in Bendeghe Ekiem community
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Police Command has said suspect – Apostle Ubong Bassey who killed his 16-year-old daughter Deborah accused of witchcraft is been trailed. Deborah, a child said to have been with Down Syndrome is allegedly killed by his father who is now on the run. The incident, which took place
By Patrick Obia The late Mrs. Iquo Edet Eyo who was accused, beaten, and killed on account of witchcraft in Ndong Nwong village, Okurikang Community in Odukpani Local Government Area of Nigeria’s Cross River State in October 2022 has been laid to rest. Mrs. Iquo Edet Eyo and four other suspects were tortured, killed, and
By Godwin Otang Stakeholders at the forefront to end witchcraft branding in Cross River and Akwa Ibom States have blamed the act on institutional failures, government oversights, and Nollywood fiction films that depict characters as witches or wizards. These fingers were pointed during a Town Hall meeting held at the Old Residency, National Museums and
By Godwin Otang Cross River and Akwa Ibom States have been fingered to have high cases of witchcraft branding, especially on elderly, women, and children involving torture and killing. This was the high point at the multilayered exhibition by Etinosa Yvonne in collaboration with the Basic Right Counsel Initiative (BRCI) held at the National Museum,
A coalition of rights groups and individuals based in Nigeria and the United Kingdom who had dubbed the unfortunate incident as “Another Calabar 5” had in a statement explained that Mrs. Eyo “after telling the youth that she was not a witch, she was beaten mercilessly with machetes, sticks, and cudgels. She was also sexually