Woman detained for throwing disabled five-year-old child into Edo river
A woman has been apprehended by community members in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State after she allegedly threw her five-year-old child into a river following instructions reportedly given by a self-acclaimed seer in Benin City.
The incident, which surfaced in videos circulating on social media on Tuesday, was shared by X user ChuksEricE and has since generated widespread outrage and debate among Nigerians.
According to information accompanying the viral videos, the woman allegedly abandoned the child after being told by a seer that the five-year-old was a python in human form.
Speaking in the video, the woman reportedly explained that she had been unable to conceive another child after giving birth to the five-year-old. She further claimed that the child had been unable to walk since birth, a situation that prompted her to seek spiritual intervention.
