The organisers of the planned academic conference on witchcraft planned for Nsukka next week are looking for another venue after the University of Nigeria withdrew the approval for the use of its Energy Centre.

The director of the centre wrote conference organisers withdrawing the approval, amidst the opposition by Christian students and the Christian Association of Nigeria against the conference.

The conference, initially scheduled for 28-31 October is the brainchild of the B.I.C Ijomah Centre for Policy and Research and is expected to hold between November 26 and November 27. It is a pure academic exercise, not a real meeting of witches and wizards, the centre said, shocked by the uninformed reaction of Christian students and CAN.

Posters pasted by Christian students on the campus decried the conference. The posters bear the messages: “Say No to the meeting of witches and wizards!!! We are (a) Christian community. Don’t pollute our environment please!” “University of Nigeria belongs to Jesus. So witches and wizards, No way!! No Vacancy!!!” “We plead the blood of Jesus over the University of Nigeria. Hence we reject all forms of witchcraft overtly or covertly in Jesus’ Name, Amen”.

Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, also urged members to pray to avert the conference ever holding.

Chairman of CAN in the South-East zone, Bishop Dr Goddy Okafor is concerned about the conference and has demanded that the programme be called off immediately.

Okafor said, “I call on all Heads of Blocks, State Chairmen and other Stakeholders of Christian Association of Nigeria South-East Zone to take up aggressive prayers against the planned convention of Witches and Wizards slated to hold on November 26 at UNN.

“This convention is not of God and must not hold in Jesus name. Exodus 22:18 says, ‘Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live’.

“I hereby direct, all Christian Churches in South East of Nigeria to take up lamentation and pray against this evil movement in all our churches this coming Sunday.

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The news was posted on Twitter by @ogundamisi. He wrote

University of Nigeria Nsukka in Nigeria stopped an academic gathering on the study of witchcraft because some ultra right members of the university community believe "UNN belongs to Jesus Christ

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Ok

Why calling it off??.

Is there no right to freedom and religion again??

These same hypocrites criticizing them will still visit witches in the midnight for all kinds of charms. nonsense.

If religion exist and pastors and imams allowed to roam freely , so should witchcraft, witches and wizards.

civilian air Force chapter Benin branch I hail oh

This's a clear evidence that white people have so much control over our minds, especially the educated African, so much that there're topics that can't be studied. But it is by studying it that you can either disprove or prove it and see whether it has any use or whether its useless.

Tell me how we're ever going to question, investigate, explore, when the mind is already intellectually enslaved. Obviously, our minds have been locked down and the key thrown away.

UNN belong to Jesus kho


Mtchewwww, African is still like 10 century behind civilization,modernization,social,economic, psychological evolution

What has the study of witches got to do with Jesus, if not over sabi wet dey worry us, the white that passed down the scam of a religion study anything possible, witches,extra terrestrial activities, 'satan', aliens,etc

I hate nonsense, something I plan never to miss. It's a study about witche craft not a training about witch craft.

Nsukka people are very good at it.

Why would they do that?

Christians are intolerable people.

Anyway, they should go and use the University of Ibadan conference center. They are most welcome in Ibadan.

Nice move.. Nigeria is for God witchcraft not allowed

Lol

Edo state is totally disappointed

Hmmn

Why bother them? If they choose to have a peaceful gathering on witchcraft, let them. To each his own.

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Una no want our brethren from Benin to show

Of all the areas of academic research, it's witchcraft that appealed to the organisers
Will witchcraft improve our economy or solve any of the problems of Nigeria

If the witchcraft will help us prosecute corrupt politicians let them Go ahead

Jesus is king

The religious loonies have won.

They should go and do it in south west.

Choi.

The witches have won yet again!

Abfinest007:
civilian air Force chapter Benin branch I hail oh

Aawaabuwaaa.....

Smh...In Nigeria, people only like to believe whatever they're told, they'll never make any form of research.
Religion has done and will do a lot more damage to this country.
Hypocrites.

Alright

prayers answered, isn't it??

Rubbish......
Who's Jesus Christ?