From shrine to church altar: How Enugu widow was forced to eat faeces over alleged witchcraft

From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri
Days after a viral video showed an elderly woman being paraded with palm fronds tied around her head, her face smeared with faeces and forced to eat same by a mob over witchcraft allegations, the Enugu State Police Command has arrested four out of the 12 suspects involved in the inhuman treatment.
The victim has been identified as Mrs Chinyere Okonkwo of Amanfu, Ugbawka, in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State.
 
One of the suspects who fed Mrs Okonkwo with faeces and forced her to drink pond water while she was being paraded as a witch.
 
The son of the woman confirmed the arrest in a voice note, ending days of anxiety and advocacy...