Nigeria, Feb. 28 -- A State High Court in Awka, Anambra State, has sentenced a popular native doctor in the state, Chukwudozie Nwangwu, to 12 years imprisonment.

Mr Nwangwu, popularly known as "Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki," was arrested in February 2025 by operatives of Agunechemba, a local vigilante group in the state, over allegations of preparing charms for criminals and other rituals.

The police in the state, on 25 February of that year, filed 10-count charges against him, which were related to ritual practices, robbery, conspiracy, preparing charms for criminals and aiding internet fraudsters.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that Mr Nwangwu, who had earlier pleaded not guilty to the charges in previous hearings, recanted during Friday's proceeding...