Help Make Helen Ukpabio Face Justice

Target: President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Inspector-General of Police Sir Mike Mbama Okiro

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As concerned members of the Nigerian and International community, we have been watching in great horror the activities of Evangelist Helen Ukpabio for some time now.

After having noted the recent great damage done to Nigeria's reputation by this false prophet's un-Christian teachings, we now feel that we have no option but to call upon the Nigerian Federal Government, Inspector General of Police, Akwa Ibom State Government and Cross River State to act to prevent any further embarrassment being caused. We believe that the recent attacks of innocent NGO staff and children at the CRARN children's centre were orchastrated by Mrs Ukpabio in an attempt by her to deflect criticism of her and her church's role in the labeling of children as witches, an act which has led to the widepread abuse of child rights taking place in the South-South region. Such violent abuse and labelling of innocent children is clearly an abuse of the Child Rights Act (2004) and, as such, we therefore call for the following:

1/ Urgent in-depth investigations into the recent attack on the CRARN centre and the activities of Evangelist Mrs Helen Ukpabio and Liberty Foundation Gospel Ministries to take place for breaches of the recently enacted Child Rights Act, which makes it illegal for children to be labeled as witches.

2/ Closure of all churches found to be labeling children as witches through deliverance or other methods. 3/ Seizure of all assets and illegal wealth of all false prophets such as Helen Ukpabio and redistribution of such funds to rehabilitate the victims of child witch stigmatisation.

4/ Successful prosecution of all pastors and parents found to be labeling children as witches.

We do not wish for the world to continue to focus on Nigeria with negative press and we do appreciate that you continue to monitor the response to the child witch crisis in Nigeria. We wish to encourage you to do everything in your power to fight such perpetrators of evil and uphold the rights of Nigeria's children.

As concerned members of the Nigerian and International community, we have been watching in great horror the activities of Evangelist Helen Ukpabio for some time now. After having noted the recent great damage done to Nigeria's reputation by this false prophet's un-Christian teachings, we now feel that we have no option but to call upon the Nigerian Federal Government, Inspector General of Police, Akwa Ibom State Government and Cross River State to act to prevent any further embarrassment being caused. We believe that the recent attacks of innocent NGO staff and children at the CRARN children's centre were orchastrated by Mrs Ukpabio in an attempt by her to deflect criticism of her and her church's role in the labeling of children as witches, an act which has led to the widepread abuse of child rights taking place in the South-South region. Such violent abuse and labelling of innocent children is clearly an abuse of the Child Rights Act (2004) and, as such, we therefore call for the following:

4/ Successful prosecution of all pastors and parents found to be labeling children as witches.

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Please take time to sign Help Make Helen Ukpabio Face Justice. This is in response to the recent campaign of terror that was inflicted upon the staff and children at the CRARN center in Eket, Nigeria and the legal cases that have been sponsored by Helen Ukpabio to make Stepping Stones Nigeria and CRARN face false charges of fraud and "threat to life".

Please do show your support and sign this petition. If you could also forward to any other contacts around the world that would be wonderful. Previous petitions have significantly helped us with our campaign to protect and promote the rights of so-called child witches in Nigeria.

Please do not be cynical about such petitions. We really can use them to affect positive change! More information about the recent campaign of terror at the CRARN center can be found at: http://www.crin.org/violence/search/closeup.asp?infoID=20503 Akwa Ibom State Government Response can be found at: http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/metro/article03//indexn3_html?pdate=130709&ptitle=Akpabio%20donates%20N10%20million%20to%20centre%20for%20stigmatized%20kids&cpdate=130709 Helen Ukpabio response can be found at: http://thenationonlineng.net/web/articles/11667/1/Assassins-are-after-me-Helen-Ukpabio-cries-out/Page1.html

With sincere thanks for all your ongoing support,

Thursday, April 22, 2010

The Punch:: Women group pleads against child witch stigmatisation

The women wing of Oron Union, a socio-cultural organisation in Akwa Ibom State, on Wednesday pledged its support for the fight against child witch syndrome, News Agency of Nigeria reports.

The group said it planned to sponsor a bill in the state House of Assembly to check the proliferation of unconventional churches which branded innocent children as witches and extorted money for their “deliverance.”

Leader of the group, Mrs. Alice Esin, made the pledge when the group visited the Child Rights and Rehabilitation Network centre for abandoned children in Eket.

She promised to collaborate with the non-governmental organisation, noting that there was increase in the rate of child stigmatisation and abandonment based on the superstitious belief in child witchcraft.

The Punch:: Women group pleads against child witch stigmatisation

American Chronicle | Akwa-Ibom Child Witches: So Far, Not Yet Uhuru

Akwa-Ibom Child Witches: So Far, Not Yet Uhuru

Children in almost all African cultures are bundles of joy that societies often impatiently await their arrivals. The eagerness to have these wondrous creatures, most often than not, has selfish undertone (that of preserving the traditions and cultures as well as family legacies to be imbibed in them). The arrival of new born babies, into families, is therefore seen as a way of guaranteeing the going entity of such families. But when bundles of joy suddenly turns into bundles of sorrow, then I think the cause needs to be searched. Hence many global citizens are today concerned about the fate of African children passing through horrific times simply because someone thinks they are witches.

American Chronicle | Akwa-Ibom Child Witches: So Far, Not Yet Uhuru

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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Friday 23 July 2010, 9.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.

Amnesty International Human Rights Action Centre

In May 2009 UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston, reported to the United Nations Human Rights Council that, “The persecution and killing of individuals accused of practising so-called “witchcraft” – the vast majority of whom are women and children – is a significant phenomenon in many parts of the world, although it has not featured prominently on the radar screen of human rights monitors.”
These human rights violations are of increasing concern to many Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) who have been advocating for the victims of witch-hunters. The Witchcraft and Human Rights Information Network (WHRIN) was established in 2009 by one such NGO – Stepping Stones Nigeria – to facilitate partnerships and collaboration between individuals and organisations who encounter the victims of witchcraft accusations and magical or religious practices.

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Friday, April 9, 2010

Gospel of Wickedness – The Hypocrisy and Falsehood of Helen Ukpabio – Part 2. | NFC Blogs | ModernGhana.com Entertainment

Still on Kolade-Otitoju and the lies published by The News magazine

It is equally annoying that Kolade-Otitoju also forgot to mention that in her statement of defence at the law court, Helen ukpabio indignantly stated that she had a right to a belief in the existence of witchcraft and that her brand of Christianity should be allowed to express this in the manner she fully understood – that is, pursuing innocent children. That Helen's films were approved by the Nigerian Censorship Board did not imply that such films were healthy for public consumption. We are all too aware of the arm-twisting tactics of Helen in ensuring that her tainted films get the required approval, including the easy resort to law courts at the drop of a pin.

As for the noted accomplice of Helen, the gregarious “Bishop” Sunday Ulup-Aya (aka Sunday Okon Williams), the mere attempt of Kolade-Otitoju to link this despicable character with Sam Ikpe-Itauma is a deliberate mischief. Kolade-Otitoju quoted this miscreant as insisting that Sam Itauma suggested making money out of exorcism to him. It stands to reason that this witch-killing “Bishop” was an idiot and lacked basic intelligence, if he could have been so easily misled. Not only this, he would probably get suitable roles in Nollywod if he could have acted such a coached script so beautifully.

Gospel of Wickedness – The Hypocrisy and Falsehood of Helen Ukpabio – Part 2. | NFC Blogs | ModernGhana.com Entertainment

Gospel of Wickedness – The Hypocrisy and Falsehood of Helen Ukpabio – Part 2. | NFC Blogs | ModernGhana.com Entertainment

Gospel of Wickedness – The Hypocrisy and Falsehood of Helen Ukpabio – Part 1. | NFC Blogs | ModernGhana.com Entertainment

The intransigence of Helen Ukpabio seems to have no bounds and I feel compelled to make this submission to further expose the hypocrisy of this woman of little mind. Rather than show repentance with the level of international odium and disgust at her retrogressive brand of Christianity, this repugnant character seems hell bent on forcing her obnoxious and destructive fantasy on Nigerians and the world at large, albeit at all costs. The deliberately planted article titled: One Big Scam by Babajide Kolade-Otitoju in The News magazine of March 1, 2010 (http://thenewsng.com/nation/one-big-scam/2010/03) left a bad taste in the mouth. The Senior Editor of The News magazine insisted that what he wrote was the product of “investigative” journalism; hence I decided to embark on one of my own. My findings are radically different from that expounded by Mr Kolade-Otitoju. My investigation further points to the alarming situation of the influence of money on our modern day journalism. Nigeria, indeed, faces a serious problem in this area.

Gospel of Wickedness – The Hypocrisy and Falsehood of Helen Ukpabio – Part 1. | NFC Blogs | ModernGhana.com Entertainment