A notorious
witch hunter, Helen Ukpabio, a.k.a. ‘Lady Apostle’ is back! She has just announced a witch finding and witch
delivering session tagged “Ember Months Special 2013”.
The program is taking place November 11-17, 2013, at
the headquarters of the Liberty Gospel Church in Calabar, Cross River State,
Nigeria.
The theme of the event is ‘Witches on the Run’. Helen
Ukpabio also invites people to come for “free deliverance”.
She qualified the deliverance as free just to create
the impression that she will not charge any fee, and she would not generate
income from it!
The poster has an image of a wolf at the background. A
wolf is locally believed to be a witch’s familiar in the region. The image of
this familiar invokes fears and fantasies of impending danger or misfortune in the
minds of the local population.
The poster further states:
“Is your family sold out to witches? Are you oppressed or tormented by
the witches? Are you a victim/prey/slave/servant in witchcraft coven? Are you a
witch or wizard? There is a special deliverance for the possessed and the
oppressed.”
Helen Ukpabio has literally re-launched her witch
hunting ministry which is blamed for the menace of child witchcraft allegations
and human rights abuses in the region. For some time now her ministry has been
criticized locally and international because of its role in fuelling witchcraft
accusation and related abuses in Nigeria and beyond.
‘Lady Apostle’ claims to be an ex-witch with a divine
mandate and power to exorcize the spirit of witchcraft. She made witchcraft
deliverance the primary mission of her Liberty Gospel Church.
It would be recalled that in Cameroon, the government
has ordered the closure of around 100 Pentecostal churches following the death
of a 9-year old girl in a local church. The girl reportedly collapsed and died
during a prayer session to cast out the ‘numerous demons’ that controlled the
girl’s life.
Do you think
Ukpabio’s activities have to be stopped by the local government of Cross River
State?
Sahara Reporters
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