Witch doctor Joko Moses Kuyon believes Ebola can be cured with tobacco and herbs
Liberian witchmen claim only prayer, herbs, tobacco and God can save the millions of people in danger from the deadly disease ravaging Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
Ebola is a ‘plague’ sent to punish ungodly Africans and sinners who have angered God and their ancestors, according to a government witch-doctor fuelling the spread of the disease. Joko Moses Kuyon, a high priest of the African Traditional Religion, shrieks that the virus is a ‘curse’ that only traditional healers can lift. He says:
“We have sinned against God and he has brought his wrath on us by bringing a plague.
This is a plague and it has a spiritual connection. We have sinned against God and he has brought his wrath on us so we have asked the ancestors to appeal to God. We have the cellphone number for the ancestors and we dial the number and they relay the message to the almighty.”
Charities say community leaders such as the healer are damaging the fight against Ebola and driving the scale of the problem underground
The highly-respected government figure – who preaches to tens of thousands and is the ‘head witch doctor’ in his region – is simply one among dozens driving the epidemic underground. Witch-doctors and preachers are increasingly being blamed for preventing ordinary Africans from complying with crucial hygiene methods.
The highly-respected government figure – who preaches to tens of thousands and is the ‘head witch doctor’ in his region – is simply one among dozens driving the epidemic underground. Witch-doctors and preachers are increasingly being blamed for preventing ordinary Africans from complying with crucial hygiene methods.
Health workers from the Sierra Leone’s Red Cross Society Burial Team place a body in a grave
Only today a burial team was prevented from removing a contagious body in New Kru Town, a Monrovia slum, because local people wanted to perform traditional healing rituals for the dead. Community leaders are accused of being highly irresponsible as they claim that can make a direct ‘cell phone call’ to ancestors to drive away Ebola are making it worse.
Only today a burial team was prevented from removing a contagious body in New Kru Town, a Monrovia slum, because local people wanted to perform traditional healing rituals for the dead. Community leaders are accused of being highly irresponsible as they claim that can make a direct ‘cell phone call’ to ancestors to drive away Ebola are making it worse.
Witchdoctors are highly-respected government figure who preaches to tens of thousands
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