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Why are people in Nigeria being accused of witchcraft?
2025/2/10
What in the World
Iqra Farooq: 我介绍了尼日利亚北部五名男子因谋杀被指控为女巫的妇女而被判处死刑的案件。这种判决在尼日利亚非常罕见,引发了关于为何人们因巫术指控而遭受攻击的讨论。我想了解这一事件的背景,以及尼日利亚政府正在采取哪些措施来阻止这类事件的发生。
Olaronke Alo: 作为BBC驻拉各斯的记者,我解释了发生在卡诺州的案件,五名男子因谋杀一名67岁妇女而被判处绞刑。这名妇女被指控使用巫术,而指控的起因是其中一名男子的妻子声称在梦中被该妇女追赶。虽然尼日利亚法律禁止指控或威胁他人为巫师,但实际执行的案例非常少见。这次判决在尼日利亚非常罕见,通常巫术案件会庭外和解。我提到,巫术指控主要针对弱势女性,尤其是在农村地区,这些女性往往是贫困、年老、孤独或精神不稳定的人。在尼日利亚,对巫术的信仰根深蒂固,并受到宗教机构的影响,许多教堂和清真寺公开谴责巫术,加剧了社会对巫术的恐惧和指责。虽然有一些倡议团体在努力帮助受害者,但政府的干预相对较少,主要是通过罕见的判决来起到震慑作用。
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Five men received the death penalty in Nigeria for killing a woman they accused of witchcraft, sparking a discussion about the prevalence of such accusations and the legal responses.
- Five men in northern Nigeria were sentenced to death for murdering a woman accused of witchcraft.
- The death penalty is rare in Nigeria for witchcraft accusations.
- The case highlights the ongoing issue of witchcraft accusations and violence in rural areas.
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