Woman Throws 10 year old Boy into Imo River over Witchcraft (Photo)

A 10-year-old boy, Usen 

Okon, who was thrown 

into the Imo River in the 

Ikot Abasi area of Akwa 

Ibom State, by his aunty 

over witchcraft accusation,

 has survived the ordeal.

According to PUNCH, 

Okon was under the care 

of his paternal aunt, 

identified simply as 

Ekaeyen, at Etebi 

community in the 

Esit Eket Local 

Government Area 

of the state as his 

parents had died. 

A few days ago, 

Okon was aroused 

from sleep by 

Ekaeyen who took 

him to her husband 

and asked him to 

confess to being a 

wizard. When Okon 

denied the witchcraft 

accusation, his aunt 

threatened to throw 
him into a river.

The Senior Project 

Manager, Mr. 

Ayobami Ojedokun, 

of NGO - the Humanist 

Association for Peace and 

Social Tolerance 

Advancement and its partner,

 Child’s Rights and 

Rehabilitation Network, 

who are taking care of the 

boy told PUNCH:

True to her words, on 

November 16, Ekaeyen 

actually took Okon to 

the Imo River and threw 

him into the water 

thinking that the 

boy would drown. 

The boy came out 

of the water alive 

and went to their 

home, only to be 

told that her auntie 

had relocated.”

The acting Police Public 

Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom

 State Police Command, Mr.

 Iboro Victor, however said he 

was not aware of the incident.

“The incident is not to my 

knowledge right now,” he said.