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COLUMNIST: LEO IGWE, PH.D

Revenge Attacks and Witch Hunts in Ebonyi State

Revenge Attacks and Witch Hunts in Ebonyi State

Jul 7, 2026 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches condemns revenge attacks against relatives of an accused person in Ebonyi state. Report ...

Jul 2, 2026 | Feature Article

People accused of magically stealing people 39;s genitals have often been beaten and made to admit to the offence. The ...

Jun 28, 2026 | Feature Article

It has been said that a mother 39;s love is unconditional and everlasting. That mother 39;s love constitutes the most ...

Jun 24, 2026 | Feature Article

A recent case in a community in Rivers state has revealed worrisome gaps and disconnects in policing and management of a ...

Jun 13, 2026 | Feature Article

The 50th CSICON Anniversary conference is an opportunity to re-interrogate and re-present Africa. This event offers a po ...

May 31, 2026 | Feature Article

Philosophy for Children (P4C) is an educational movement that fosters reasoning and argumentative skills in children. Th ...

May 29, 2026 | Feature Article

My attention has been drawn to a

May 14, 2026 | Feature Article

As in the case of critical thinking, I have grappled with the idea of fostering creative and innovative reasoning in sch ...

May 3, 2026 | Feature Article

The theft of a monstrance containing the 39;Blessed Sacrament 39; has sent shockwaves across the Catholic community i ...

May 1, 2026 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches applauds the Anglican Communion for suspending Rev Ifunanya Maduka for engaging in fake ...

Apr 29, 2026 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the governor of Ebonyi state, His Excellency Francis Nwifuru, to come to the aid ...

Apr 22, 2026 | Feature Article

My attention has been drawn to an article,

Apr 20, 2026 | Feature Article

Africa is widely acknowledged as the cradle of humanity and the sphere where modern homo sapiens emerged hundreds of tho ...

Apr 13, 2026 | Feature Article

Efforts to end witchcraft accusations and persecution will amount to nothing and yield no significant results if police ...

Apr 10, 2026 | Feature Article

Witchcraft is a form of death sentence, and a matter of life and death. In witch persecution, every second matters, ever ...

Mar 31, 2026 | Feature Article

Because I am 39;involved 39;, I have been reluctant to write about this topic. As an Igbo person, I have been hesitan ...

Mar 24, 2026 | Feature Article

The Advocacy for Alleged Witches condemns the brutal murder of a 46-year-old woman, Eneless Hellen Kamutumbe, in the Kis ...

Leo Igwe, Ph.D
Leo Igwe, Ph.D

Leo Igwe holds a doctoral degree in religious studies and has a research interest in religion and transhumanism. More Leo Igwe is a Nigerian human rights advocate and humanist. Igwe is a former Western and Southern African representative of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, and has specialized in campaigning against and documenting the impacts of child witchcraft accusations.