Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti has knocked a group of young people who burnt a woman Martina Itagbor to death over alleged witchcraft in Cross River State.
Itagbor, a member of the Catholic Women Organisation (CWO), was set ablaze by 14 youths reportedly led by Christopher Mbey after another CWO member accused her of killing her two sons.
The deceased was killed in the Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River.
The state police spokesperson Irene Ugbo confirmed the incident in an interview with Sahara Reporters.
Reacting to the incident via his Instagram page on Friday, Seun condemned the act and questioned if being a witch is against the Nigerian constitution.
The singer also prayed that those involved would suffer the same fate in the future and urged those lynching people to act in the same manner when religious leaders rape minors.
He said, “The way you all burnt that old woman is the way the ancestors will burn your future to ashes. The violence of the children of Abraham must be stopped in Africa.
“Y’all should move to the Middle East na, it is not that serious. Where in our constitution does it say one can’t be a witch? Even if it’s true! You haven’t burnt your pastors for raping children.
“You haven’t burnt ur imams for raping children, what right do u have to keep lynching people u believe represent African spirituality? I hope I see this thing happening live one day, na me go single-handedly teach una lesson. When evil is trying to be righteous.”
