Two children were rescued from being killed by some members of Divine Zion of God Church Ikot Abasi Effiom district of Akpabuyo LGA and their family members after they were branded witches.
According to CrossRiverWatch, led by one prophet David Effiom Zion and some members of their family, the children, aged, 7 and 10, were tied to a tree and and beaten with machetes because they were accused by their cousin of being witches and allegedly snatching her baby in a dream.
Respite came the way of the children when an uncle who arrived from town demanded the release of the children with threats of calling the police and took the children to a venue where a movie highlighting issues of child abuse and witchcraft branding was being screened.
The rescued children were later taken to the Community Health Center where producers of the movie paid the bills for them to be given proper medical attention, while ensuring that the uncle who rescued them temporarily keep the children in his custody.