{"id":771028,"date":"2019-12-24T15:54:25","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T15:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/24\/dad-sets-son-daughter-ablaze-over-alleged-witchcraft\/"},"modified":"2019-12-24T15:54:25","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T15:54:25","slug":"dad-sets-son-daughter-ablaze-over-alleged-witchcraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/24\/dad-sets-son-daughter-ablaze-over-alleged-witchcraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Dad sets son, daughter ablaze over alleged witchcraft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Witch-696x522.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Witch\"\/><\/div>\n<p>A man, identified as Nyam Choji, has been arrested by the Plateau State Police Command for allegedly setting his son and daughter ablaze on Friday over alleged witchcraft in Shen village.<\/p>\n<p>DailyTrusts  reports that the acting Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Uba Gabriel, confirmed the incident and gave the names of the victim as Godsgift Nyam (11) and Mary Nyam (5). <\/p>\n<p>The children have been admitted at the Plateau Specialist Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Kemifilani<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man, identified as Nyam Choji, has been arrested by the Plateau State Police Command for allegedly setting his son and daughter ablaze on Friday over alleged witchcraft in Shen village. 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