Soludo Raises Alarm Over 23 Anambra Youths on Death Row in Indonesia: 'Charms Won’t Fool Airport Scanners

 


In a passionate and cautionary address, Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has raised the alarm over the growing influence of deceptive native doctors, warning that their false promises are endangering the lives of young people in the state. Speaking during a political gathering on Wednesday, where several members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) officially defected to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in support of his re-election campaign, Soludo revealed a chilling statistic: 23 Anambra indigenes are currently on death row in Indonesia, all convicted of drug-related crimes.

“Go to Indonesia,” Soludo said grimly, “23 Ndi Anambra are on death row there for drug-related offences.”

The governor attributed this heartbreaking trend to the influence of some native doctors who, he claimed, falsely convince desperate young people that they can travel internationally with drugs and remain undetected thanks to "spiritual protection."

“These native doctors will deceive you that they will prepare a charm that when you carry drugs and enter the airport, the white man’s scanner will go blind,” Soludo said. “These young people believe them and today, many of our people are languishing in jail across the world.”

In a speech blending sharp realism with satire, Soludo painted a picture of broken dreams and false hope. He mocked the absurdity of native doctors claiming to hold the key to effortless wealth while their own families remain impoverished.

“One of the native doctors who is in detention now, his son is a waiter in a hotel in Nnewi. If it was that simple, why didn’t he make his own son a millionaire?” he asked. “Another one has sworn he’s just a content creator, yet he’s deceiving young people with claims that you can become rich without any work — just perform some money ritual, and boom, you're rich.”

The governor emphasized that his administration would not tolerate such deceit, declaring a continued crackdown on what he described as "criminal native doctors" who push dangerous ideologies in the guise of traditional practices.

“We are not against traditional worshippers,” he clarified. “What we are against is people who are doing dangerous medicines and charms.”

Soludo drew a sharp contrast between genuine traditionalists — who, according to him, were once considered the moral compass of society — and today’s fraudulent charm-makers.

“The traditionalists of old were among the most upright people,” he said. “They believed in justice. If you committed a wrong, the gods would deal with you. But this new crop of fake native doctors? They are just scammers in disguise.”

The governor also made a subtle appeal to common sense and critical thinking. Using irony to expose the contradictions in the claims made by these so-called spiritualists, he said, “If any of them can truly make one person a millionaire, let him do it. We will gather all Anambra people to queue up. Even I will join the line — I need money too.”

Soludo did not mince words in connecting the false hope peddled by these individuals to a growing culture of idleness and misplaced expectations among the youth.

“That is why you see young people who wake up in the morning and retire to beer parlours, drinking, hoping to get rich later in life,” he lamented.

As the 2025 gubernatorial race gathers steam, Soludo's message was not just about political loyalty but also a stern wake-up call to the youth of Anambra. His commitment to eradicating the influence of deceptive spiritual figures appears to be one of the pillars of his re-election campaign.

Soludo ended his address with a firm declaration: “We will not allow this to continue. We are going after anyone who promotes this culture of lies and destruction.”

The governor’s comments come at a time when public concern about the welfare of Nigerians in foreign prisons is mounting, especially in countries with harsh penalties for drug offences like Indonesia. His remarks not only highlighted a tragic international dimension to a local crisis but also served as a broader indictment of the "get-rich-quick" culture that continues to endanger lives. 

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