Bauchi chief judge laments rising witchcraft cases, says it takes a witch to know one
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 21/02/2025
Rabi Umar, the chief judge of Bauchi state, has expressed concern over an uptick in the number of cases bordering on witchcraft. Speaking during a review of awaiting trial cases at the Jama’are Maximum Correctional Centre in Bauchi, the chief judge described the concept of witchcraft as a challenge to legal jurisprudence. “If you are not a witch, you cannot know who is a witch. It is an issue that could hardly be established unless the witch confesses to be one,” she said. Umar also cautioned judges and magistrates against imposing excessive compensation on convicts, particularly in cases (…)
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