“Our Youths Are Dying Because of Lies” — Gov.
Soludo Breaks Down Over 22 Anambra Indigenes on Death Row in Indonesia
In a heartfelt and emotional address, the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has spoken out over a disturbing trend that continues to claim the lives and futures of young Ndígbo—especially from Anambra state. The governor disclosed that 23 Nigerians are currently facing execution in Indonesia for drug trafficking offenses. Out of this number, 22 are from Anambra State, and only one is from Edo State.
Governor Soludo did not mince words as he decried the role of deceptive native doctors who, according to him, are directly responsible for misleading many of these youths with fake charms and empty promises of protection.
“You won’t believe it,” he said. “These native doctors tell our children that if they carry drugs, no machine abroad will detect it because of the charm they gave them. And our children—so full of dreams—fall for it. They believe it, and now look where they are. Facing death. In a foreign land.”
The governor’s voice trembled with frustration as he described how these so-called spiritualists move from one scheme to another—first promoting drug trafficking charms, then cyber fraud (“Yahoo Yahoo”) charms, and eventually charms for armed robbery and kidnapping, all in the name of quick wealth.
“These people have turned our sons and daughters into victims of lies,” he said. “Today, when you visit prisons abroad, you will find our young Igbo boys locked up, broken, and forgotten—all because someone somewhere convinced them that some fetish charm would make them invisible to justice.”
Governor Soludo revealed that several of these native doctors have already been arrested, and the state is taking them to court. According to him, some are now begging for mercy, claiming they were only “creating content” for social media and never meant any harm.
He also questioned their sincerity, pointing out the hypocrisy in their supposed powers.
“Inel of them, now in our custody, once claim that he can make people millionaires. Yet, his own son is working as a hotel waiter in Imo State. If you really have powers, why not start with your own child?” Soludo asked.
The governor turned to the crowd and posed a rhetorical question: “If someone truly has the power to make people rich, shouldn’t we all queue up, even me, for him to make us millionaires?”
The crowd responded with laughter and applause, but the weight of his message was not lost on them.
Governor Soludo made it clear that this is not about superstition—it is about justice, accountability, and saving the future of Anambra’s youth.
“They must pay for the lives they’ve ruined. We cannot fold our arms while the dreams of our children are buried in foreign prisons. Enough is enough,” he said.
The governor’s passionate appeal has sparked a fresh conversation across the state, calling for not just enforcement, but also enlightenment—to break the hold of dangerous beliefs that continue to destroy the lives of young people.
In the coming weeks, Anambra State is expected to intensify its crackdown on fake native doctors and their fraudulent practices, as part of a broader effort to rebuild hope and restore direction to the lives of its young citizens.
Credit: Igbo History (Facebook Page)
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