Why is Nigerian magic so dangerous? –love spells reviews
Belief in witchcraft in Africa is strong and widespread. It influences thinking, understanding and interpretation of every phenomenon. It is no different in Nigeria.
Nigeria is located in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea. It is the most populous country on the map of the Black Continent. And Nigerians are one of the most religious nations in Africa. Most of them profess Christianity or Islam. But at the same time, most of them believe in witches turning into cats, ants and rats at night to do damage.
Belief in witchcraft
In Nigeria, exactly as in other African countries, belief in witchcraft is strong and unwavering. The sorcerer (mganga) enjoys social respect and trust. The mganga cures diseases, from malaria to AIDS, using herbs. He creates mysterious concoctions that guarantee good luck in love, the birth of crops, or the successful resolution of a particular matter. He can also deal with a charm cast by the “evil eye.” And all thanks to alleged arrangements with good spirits. But this kind of magic (called white magic) is one side of the coin. The other is darker. It is called black magic for a reason. And it is equally popular in Nigeria. A sorcerer who toils to bring disease and even death is called a mchawi. Nigerian youths want to improve their material status at any cost. The number of crimes committed in the name of the “will” of the mchwai in Nigeria is growing at an alarming rate. Young people are ready to do anything, even kill their father, mother or siblings, just to get the prosperity that mchawi promises them. They believe that the key to this is to make a human sacrifice as a gift to the omnipresent spirits, which is not true.
Tragic consequences of witchcraft accusations
Nigerians explain every event they don’t understand with witchcraft. The birth of a stillborn child, a cattle plague, an illness or the loss of a job is enough to start a search for a “scapegoat” who, in their eyes, was engaged in practicing black magic. And the victims of such accusations are most often elderly women or young children. Nigerians believe that only by eliminating designated people from society will one ensure protection from evil spirits and the protection of good spirits. Even two-year-old toddlers are accused of practicing black magic. Every day in Nigeria, 5-6 children fall victim to them. And the consequences are tragic. Children are tortured, mutilated and even murdered. What’s more, by their loved ones. The situation is aggravated by local pastors, who preach that the children may be the actual perpetrators of the misfortunes and have connivance with evil spirits. They offer to perform exorcisms. But only after paying for them in advance. And the prices for this service are horrendous for Nigerians. The average cost of an exorcism is equal to three months of their work. Hence, if an accusation of witchcraft is hurled at a child in their family, the parents just want to get rid of it.
Nigerian magic is dangerous not only in its “black” aspect. After all, blind faith in witchcraft, and consequently explaining even the most absurd situations with it, leads to the misery of hundreds of thousands of families.