UNN Says Witchcraft Conference Will Take Place…insists it is for academic purposes

The proposed Witchcraft conference being organised by the University of Nigeria, Nsuka UNN, will go on as planned says the university in a statement

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From the Director, Prof. B. I. C. Ijomah Centre for Policy Studies and Research

On behalf of Prof. B. I. C. Ijomah Centre for Policy Studies and Research, University of Nigeria, I wish to clarify that our forthcoming interdisciplinary conference is not a meeting for witches or by witches as some erroneously assumed.

The subject of the conference is Witchcraft. That’s the topic of the academic engagement and NOT a gathering of witches.

Church pastors discuss witchcraft regularly and preach against it all the time, drawing from their experiences during their training and in their ministries. I am sure the information from this conference and the research findings would assist them in their work for the gospel.

Surprisingly, some persons, erroneously concluded that only witches can discuss witchcraft. We are not witches. We are professors and scholars who are intrigued by this phenomenon of witchcraft. Our conference is a mere academic discussion where we shall review journals, information gathered over the years on the subject matter. That is what scholars do and this should not cause alarm.

Several of the organizers of this conference are practicing born again Christians who preach the gospel and live by the gospel. I am personally aware of the stand of the gospel on Witchcraft. Since this is not a gathering of witches by witches, we are also allowed as scholars to discuss such topics. Our conference is all about the advancement of knowledge. The body of Christ generally, including CAN, will also benefit from our findings.

The conference will hold as scheduled at Princess Alexandria Auditorium and Unity Hall, UNN, at 10:00a.m. I invite CAN, PFN and the entire public to attend this conference so that we can all share knowledge on this topic that is already generating some controversy.

Signed,

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Egodi Uchendu (PhD), AvHF, MNAL, FHSN, FRDA

Professor of History & Director of Professor B.I.C. Ijomah Centre for Policy Studies