To face consequences: Soludo warns native doctors, who prepare charms for kidnappers, armed robbers, “Yahoo Plus, others

Stanley Ihedigbo

Governor, Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, has warned the native doctors, emphasizing that his administration’s crackdown is targeted at those involved in criminal activities, not legitimate traditional healers.

Soludo’s government aimed to root out fake native doctors who prepare charms for kidnappers, armed robbers, and other criminals, promoting evil practices like “Ego Mbute,” “Oke-Ite,” and “Yahoo Plus.

Soludo noted that from investigations by concerned individuals and organizations in the Southeast, some native doctors are involved in preparing charms for kidnappers and armed robbers and are engaged in evil practices that may not exclude human sacrifices for money and protection.

In a statement from the State’s Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, Governor Soludo, out of a sense of responsibility and responsiveness, has decided to stop diabolical rituals that have given rise to evil practices such as Ego Mbute, Oke-Ite, Yahoo Plus, and idolatry that are making a speedy return to Igbo socio-cultural life.

According to Soludo, the nefarious acts of such native doctors have nothing to do with genuine traditional medicine and activities relating to God and humanity and emphasized the need to expose and deal decisively with them.

He stated that they aid criminality, promote esoteric practices alien to the Igbo culture of integrity, hard work, morality, and fear of God, and will turn the state into a soulless society if not stopped.

While ensuring sanity in Anambra’s cultural landscape, Soludo asserted that his administration recognizes that not all native doctors indulged in criminal undertakings and those practicing genuine traditional medicine with its rich cultural heritage have nothing to fear.

He urged the people of the state to shun criminality and uphold the culture of respect for human life, integrity, morality, hard work, and fear of God for which Ndi Anambra and Ndi Igbo are reputed.