Monday, February 15, 2016

Abandon Suspected Nigerian Child Witch Rescued By Danish Charity Worker

        Nigerian boy, now named Hope (pictured), was emaciated and riddled with worms when he was discovered naked and wandering the streets on January 31 by Anja Ringgren Loven, a Danish woman (pictured right)

Two years old Nigerian boy is captured being given water by a Danish Charity worker,Ms Loven who found him wandering in the street after he was abandon by family on suspicion of been a witch.the boy who has been in the street for 8 months feeding from scraps from passerby has been named hope and was taken to the hospital for treatment, to remove worms from his stomach and and daily blood transfusion.

          Ms Loven fed Hope and gave him water before wrapping him up in a blanket (pictured)
                       Ms Loven said Hope was accused of being a witch and was shunned from his Nigerian community 
                       Ms Loven held him in her arms before taking him to the nearest hospital for treatment (pictured)
                      ‘Thousands of children are being accused of being witches and we've both seen torture of children, dead children and frightened children,’ Ms Loven wrote 
                    Ms Loven is the founder of African Children’s Aid Education and Development Foundation, which she created to help children that have been labelled as a witch and therefore neglected by the members of their community
                     When Hope reached the hospital he was given medication to remove the worms from his belly and daily blood transfusions to incorporate more red blood cells into his body
                      Ms Loven said Hope (right) even plays with her own son, David Jr (pictured left) when they visit him
                  ‘Hope's condition is stable now. He's taking food for himself, and he responds to the medicine he gets. Today, he has had powers to sit up and smiling at us. He's a strong little boy,’ Ms Loven said 
                       A couple of weeks later, Hope is still in the hospital and is now eating properly and gaining strengthMs Loven (pictured) runs an children's center where the children she saves live and received medical care, food and schooling
Ms Loven (pictured) runs an children's center where the children she saves live and received medical care, food and schooling
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