r/MadeMeSmile 5d ago

Progress pics of a boy abandoned in Nigeria for being considered a witch CLASSIC REPOST

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u/Nerevarine91 5d ago edited 5d ago

In Nigeria, there’s actually an insane/grifting preacher named Helen Ukpabio, who spreads a lot of fear-mongering about child witches. From her book: “If a child under the age of two screams in the night, cries and is always feverish with deteriorating health he or she is a servant of Satan.“ She’s basically built an entire “ministry” about this. Unfortunately, she’s not the only one

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u/CheesyHobbitses 5d ago

Don't quite a few kids under 2 go through periods with those symptoms??

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u/lih9 5d ago

Of course, between teething and building up an immune system those symptoms are completely normal. She's the witch.

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u/wirefox1 5d ago

She's a superstitious old moron spreading hatred and abuse. I can't even imagine her inner-psychology.