Police, court rescue woman from lynching over witchcraft allegation

…She’s not a witch; been mentally ill before our birth — Children

By Paul Olayemi

A policewoman attached to Sapele Police Station, Delta State, yesterday morning, caused commotion when she claimed to have found a 52-year-old woman, Mrs Patience Amuko, at her courtyard.

The officer, identified as Mercy, alleged that the courtyard can only be accessed through the sitting room which, at about 5.10a.m. when the incident occurred, was still locked.

It was gathered that the police officer, shocked seeing the woman, raised the alarm before inviting the Divisional Police Officer, CSP Ekong Ekong, who took the woman to the Sapele Main Station not far from the scene of the incident.

The visibly-troubled woman, who claimed to be a witch,…