Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- An Anambra State High Court presided over by Justice Jude Obiorah has sentenced to 6 years imprisonment on count one, and another 6 years on count two, a native doctor from Umuofor Village Okija in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State, Mr. Ekene Igboekweze, popularly known as "Eke Hit".

Both sentences are to run concurrently without option of fine, and in consideration of the period of detention.

Eke Hit became widely known on social media for advertising charms for wealth, among others, and was arrested by Agunechemba security personnel in February 2025 alongside two other popular native doctors.

Their arrests came after Governor Chukwuma Soludo signed the Anambra State Homeland Security Law 2025, which bans native doctor...