Woman 'Seeking Husband' Raped & Impregnated By Spiritualist In Lagos

I really can't phantom how the 21st century woman still falls prey to these spiritual shenanigans. In a world where women are constantly looking for new ways to break out of the norm and make a mark in this ever changing world, some are busy going after spiritualists for deliverance and all sorts of panacea.

Temidayo Akinwale, a 31-year-old businesswoman recently found her way to one of these spiritualists, Ifatade Elegbeleye, who raped and impregnated her as she needed deliverance.

The woman who was also defrauded of her N2m made contact with the herbalist to deliver her from strange spirits that prevented her from getting married...

PHOTOS | See Inside Nigeria's Ritual Market alias god's Market

Ritualism, gods, idol worshipers, these are words still in play in the Nigerian system. So I saw this story on vanguard and thought to share.

Relics of normal life in time past are much sought after in sacrificial preparations. Some of these objects and materials, to the uninitiated, are very hard to come by. To the uninitiated, seeing a tortoise could probably be at the zoo, but for those who indulge in sacrificial practices, they know where exactly to go, they know the right market and they know the right people to call on.

The traditional Oliha and Ekiosa markets in Benin City are the right places to go if one needs those rare animals, native chalks, coins and several other materials which have spent over two hundred years. Feathers of rare birds like ostrich, sparrow and even vulture, all of which have different connotations, as investigations revealed, you can get in these markets also.