African Witch Children Pt 1 (2008)

I am truly mortified by the contents of this documentary because it is a sad reality of Nigerian rural life and even a feature of the African continent. How can these people call themselves Christians?

I sit here watching this and think that this so-called Bishop is an ignorant murderer who claims that there are 2.3m witches/wizards in Akwa Ibom State, how did he come to reach this number? Did he undertake a census or something? The man is a thief.

This documentary has two angles to it. One issue is the impact of the acts of over-zealous religious fanatics prying on helpless kids. The other issue is the fact that the problem stems from deep cultural practices that would take conscious effort to exorcise from people who haven't been exposed to the modern world yet Nigerians would be generally branded as a race of murderers.

As a christian, I am sad that there are people out there killing and maiming in God's name and I wonder what I can do to help stop this cruelty which is overlooked by the government and law enforcement.

The killing Bishop's interview is a statement in itself on his murderous act and he should be prosecuted based on his words alone yet he is walking free and making loads of money. How is there still so much injustice in this world?

I grew up in Nigeria and always hated Helen Ukpabio's movies (and generally all those movies with an undertone of dark spiritual issues) because I reached a level of understanding of the Bible and a relationship with God that did not require scary and unrealistic tales of human beings having supernatural evil powers that could destroy me. And that's the issue here. People are being taught by all sort of prophets that the devil is manifested in all aspects of their lives including the gifts of God and this instigates people to begin to hate even the good things in their lives i.e their own children for no apparent reason other than everyday difficulties.

Even though the devil will try and take away our joy and happiness, God has never mandated any person on earth to judge another person and/or take their lives. Which Bible do these people read (we have to remember that some of these people are led blindly because they are not literate enough to read the bible themselves).

I think this is a good reason to begin to boycott movies that don't have a positive message or add any positivity to your lives.

Helen Ukpabio's aggression during her interview and non-composure was a clear sign of someone without a true conviction. She didn't make sense at all in everything she said and was clearly so defensive that she couldn't hold a logical or coherent conversation.

The main problem here is the fact that these beliefs and behaviour may have become deeply embedded in some areas of Nigeria and only God can turn things around and it can only be done by prayer. Not even the government or law can change people's psych and behaviour.

There has got to be some way to right some (if not all) of these wrongs committed.

I am traumatised after watching the documentary and in tears.

What can be proactively done?