Groups demand probe of 80-year-old Benue man’s killing over alleged witchcraft

<img width="1078" height="805" src="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/587399-e1789375412169.jpg?fit=1078%2C805&amp;ssl=1" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Ordue Ikye, the 80-year-old Benue man allegedly killed over a witchcraft accusation." style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/587399-e1789375412169.jpg?w=1078&amp;ssl=1 1078w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/587399-e1789375412169.jpg?resize=467%2C349&amp;ssl=1 467w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/587399-e1789375412169.jpg?resize=768%2C574&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/09/587399-e1789375412169.jpg?resize=750%2C560&amp;ssl=1 750w" sizes="(max-width: 1078px) 100vw, 1078px" /><p>An 80-year-old Benue man was allegedly beaten to death after being accused of causing a relative’s death through witchcraft, Amnesty International and AfAW said.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/909392-groups-demand-probe-of-80-year-old-benue-mans-killing-over-alleged-witchcraft.html">Groups demand probe of 80-year-old Benue man&#8217;s killing over alleged witchcraft</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com">Premium Times Nigeria</a>.</p>

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