Nigerian aid groups help children accused of witchcraft to rebuild lives

A boy accused of witchcraft by his mother writes on a blackboard in a class exercise in Eket, Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria, October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun

EKET, Nigeria (Reuters) -Accused by her aunt at age 13 of being a witch responsible for her family's misfortunes, Faith ran away from her rural home in the southern Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom after being deprived of food for days on end.

Now aged 19, she is studying Science Laboratory Technology at a polytechnic in the town of Eket, also in the state, and has ambitions to train as a medical doctor.