Nigerian Witch Children

The Niger Delta is an oil-rich region but the wealth does not reach the people who live there. The locals blame their hardship on the Devil but international analysts point to the oil industry's large-scale contamination of air, land and sea. In the documentary, the charity worker visits one of the pastors, a man who calls himself "the Bishop" and who claims to be able to drive evil spirits out of "possessed" children. At his church in Ibaka, the Bishop pours a homemade substance called African mercury, a potion of pure alcohol and his own blood, into the eyes of a young boy lying on a table. "I want this poison destroyer to destroy the witch right now, in Jesus' name," he says. Leslie's Take: It's sad but true. Some cultures adhere to what I can't find another word for - witchcraft, voodoo. All the chicken sacrificing, holy oils, and collection plates can't satisfy the evil hunger in Africa. It's so everwhelming. For a country rich in oil, the people seem very misguided, but after a short documentary like this one, I may be a bit biased. The pastors of the churches should be condemned and labeled witches. Adults should care for children not push them out into the street. What a fool to do this to a child from your womb. God bless them all.