Akwa Ibom Police Sergeant uses AK 47 to assault young daughter accused of witchcraft

A Nigerian police sergeant, Ita Ayamba, from Ibiaku community, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has brutalized his daughter after she was accused of witchcraft at a
Pentecostal church in Port Harcourt.

The 8 year old girl was allegedly taken
to the church by her father’s new wife
and it was there she was accused of
being a witch and for being the
reason behind her father’s poor
career progression in the Police
Force.

According to a source close to the
family the Sergeant tortured his
daughter for several hours in a bid to
extract a confession from her.
He said, “When he discovered that
Goodness had passed out, Ita
abandoned her, having hit her chest
with the butt of his AK 47 Rifle.
“None of us could go close to Ita to
rescue Goodness as he had
threatened to shoot anyone that
dared.

“I don’t see how a child of that age
could become a clog in the wheel of
her father’s progress in the Police
Force. We need to tell each other the
truth. Progress in one’s career
depends on the efforts one has made
academically.”

Ita’s former wife had custody of the
children but had allowed them to visit
their father Ita in Port Harcourt, upon
his request whilst they were on
holiday in August.

A source familiar with the matter
said, “It was during their stay in Port
Harcourt, that their stepmother took
the children to a Pentecostal church.
Goodness was accused of witchcraft
at the church. Her stepmother was
told that Goodness was the person
responsible for their father’s non-
rising profile in the force.

The child is said to be in intensive care
unit of the Immanuel Hospital, Eket,
Eket LGA whilst the father is on the
run.

“The father who was also in the
church began to beat and kick
Goodness in a bid to extract a
confession about her witchcraft.”