Graphic images which show young Muslim boys beating themselves with sharp blades as part of the holy Day of Ashura have emerged on the internet..
Every year, Muslims all over the world take part in these bloody self-flagellation ceremonies to mark the tenth day of the Islamic calendar and to mourn the death of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Imam Husayn,
at the Battle of Karbala.Sunni Muslims celebrate it the date – which they refer to as the Day of Atonement – as the day
Israelites were freed from the Pharaoh of Egypt. Some Muslims commemorate the day by carrying out brutal acts of self-flagellation, others slap their chests and chant, and some take part in ‘street plays’.
Many people also choose to make a pilgrimage to the Mashhad al-Husyn in Iraq, which is thought to be the resting place of Imam Husayn.
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These photographs show young boys parading down the streets of Iraq’s capital Baghdad with blood dripping from their wounded heads and onto their white robes. They are flanked by their mothers dressed entirely in black.
The Day of Ashura has become a national holiday in some predominantly Muslim countries including Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain and Pakistan.
A 25-year-old man, Benjamin Ibehmonic, on Friday appeared in a Makurdi Magistrate’s Court for alleged rape of a 13-year-old boy through his anus.
The Prosecutor, Cpl. Omaye Ujata, told the court that one Christian Ornguga of No. 39 Off Vandeikya Street, High-Level Makurdi, reported the case at B Division Police Station.
Uajta said that Ibehmonic of the same address r’a ped the informant’s younger brother through the anus while he was coming back from an errand.
She told the court that the complainant told the police that he sent the victim to buy him recharge card.
The prosecutor said that Ornguga told the police that the accused called him into his room, tied his mouth, legs, hands and had se*x ual !ntercourse with him through his a’n us.
The accused was arrested during police investigation and he voluntarily confessed to the crime.
She said that investigation into the matter had been completed and applied for a date for hearing.
The prosecutor said the offences contravened Section 284 of the Penal Code and the accused admitted committing the offence.
The Magistrate, Ibrahim Mohammed, granted bail to the accused in the sum of N20, 000 with one surety in like sum.
Mohammed said that the surety must reside within Makurdi town, and adjourned the case till Nov. 23, for hearing.
Horrifying footage has emerged showing four women suspected of witchcraft being tortured, str!pped, tied up and burned by an angry mob in Papua New Guinea. The women were accused of sorcery after a young man fell ill in a village in Enga province in August.
Social media posts said the women were accused of “invisibly” taking the man’s heart, and then putting it back after they were tortured. In their attackers’ eyes this would also prove their guilt as sorcerers.
In the footage, the women are being prodded and threatened with machetes while being questioned by a group of men. According to the translation the women deny having done anything, and plead with their attackers.
The woman begs: “My son, stop it!” says one woman, laying on the ground.
“Talk out, where did you put it?” comes the reply. “Burn her with the wire.”
“I’ve got nothing to do with it,” says another woman. “I am a mother with five children.”
But the attackers ignore their pleas, with one saying: “Don’t just hit her, burn her.” It is thought at least one woman died after the ordeal but there was no confirmation of that.
The video was initially shared on social media by students, who, according to one source, did it to show they approved of the torturers’ actions.
The Guardian was told by two PNG sources the women were accused of sorcery after a young man fell ill in a village in Enga province in August.
Social media posts said the women were accused of “invisibly” taking the man’s heart, and then putting it back after they were tortured. In their attackers’ eyes this would also prove their guilt as sorcerers.
“There’s no real way they can prove themselves innocent,” one PNG source who has been involved in rescues of victims of sorcery-related violence, told Guardian Australia. “Once they’re suspected they’re basically done for, they’ll be tortured and maybe killed as well.”
It’s not police photos or anything of the crime being shared,” said the source involved in rescues of victims.
“It’s actual participants who are there and actually bragging about what they’re doing. It’s kind of like a Abu Ghraib video or something.”
He said he was aware of many people sharing the video on their smartphones, including high school students, and said it wasn’t out of horror but rather approval for the actions being taken against the four accused women.
“There’s no logic going on in the matter … To try to talk logically, even to students, doesn’t really get you very far. They say, we have evidence and you ask what kind of evidence and they say it’s invisible evidence you can’t see it,” he said.
“It’s hard to argue against that.”
“The PNG Government has approved a National Action Plan against Sorcery Accusation Violence. Now it must be implemented effectively and as soon as possible by everyone concerned including police, the legal system, health, education, NGOs, community leaders and the churches.”
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The alleged thief was caught last night in a shop in Festac, Lagos. According to eye witnesses, the young man entered the shop pretending to buy Lacasera. He was told the shop doesn't sell the drink and as he made to leave, he took a phone, unfortunately for him someone saw him take a handset from the shop. He was accosted immediately and given a proper beating. He admitted stealing, pleaded for forgiveness and returned it. The shop owner eventually called the police...
According to Laurie Idahosa, the daughter inlaw of late Benson Idahosa, Senior Pastor of Christ Embassy, Chris Oyakhilome pledged to give N1billion towards the building of the Faculty of Engineering at the Benson Idahosa University. He made the pledge today after he was conferred with a honorary doctorate degree in Divinity by the school. More pics from the ceremony after the cut..
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About 17 people have been confirmed dead and 73 others injured after a bomb ripped through a mosque in Jambutu area in Yola, Adamawa state this afternoon. Many of the Muslim faithfuls were leaving the mosque just after their Friday prayers when the incident happened. This blast comes hours after a similar incident occurred at a mosque in Maiduguri killing 28 people. Most of the injured are in critical condition and have been moved to the federal medical centre, Yola. The state governor has called for blood donation for the injured.
Cradling her new-born daughter, Brynn Johnson introduces the bundle of joy that has finally ended a year of unimaginable heartache.
Just over a year ago, the young mom's life was shattered when her best friend Cassie Miller accidentally ran over and killed her 17-month-old daughter Rowyn.
But on October 15 the 32-year-old gave birth to a beautiful baby daughter Mynrow and today reveals how Cassie, also 32, was one of the first people to meet the new addition to the family.
In an exclusive interview with Daily Mail Online, Brynn reveals all about her emotional delivery, the similarities Mynrow already shares with the big sister she will never meet and her terror after the baby had to spend her first 24 hours in intensive care.
New life: Brynn Johnson holds her baby Mynrow, just after leaving hospital with her new daughter. She says of the loss of first daughter, Rowyn: 'I could feel her with us, watching over to make sure everything went well.'
Bond: Cassie Miller was among the first to greet the new baby.
Tragic: Roywn Johnson, the toddler daughter Cody and Brynn lost
Best friends: Brynn Johnson (right) and Cassie Miller (left). Johnson forgave her friend over the awful accident which killed her first daughter, Roywn, last year
Brynn, who lives with husband Cody, 35 and son Wyatt, four in Tenino, Washington, said: 'Mynrow's birth was incredibly emotional for all of us.
'It was the same hospital I delivered Rowyn and I replayed that beautiful moment throughout my labor.
'I placed Rowyn's picture in the hospital room and I could feel her with us, watching over to make sure everything went well.
'Each day since Mynrow has been born, my heart feels just a little bit better.
'I still miss my Rowyn so so much, but I know in my heart Rowyn had a huge part in sending us the perfect little baby for our family.
'I feel more than ever that she is with us every second watching over our family.
'I feel like we have our own personal guardian angel and it brings me comfort knowing that she will do everything she can to keep our family safe from above.
'We chose the name Mynrow as it is almost an anagram of Rowyn's name, it just seemed perfect.'
Mynrow was born on October 15 at 10.29am weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces and measuring 21 inches long.
While her labor was fast and easy, Brynn tells today how her joy turned to fear as Mynrow was rushed to intensive care just moments after she was born.
'The birth seemed to go fine, but suddenly doctors told me she had fluid on her lungs and needed oxygen support,' says Brynn.
Family: Mynrow is held by her brother Wyatt, four, after leaving the intensive care unit at the hospital where she was born
Joy: Newborn Mynrow minutes after her safe arrival.
Joy: Newborn Mynrow in the hospital. 'I broke down, melted and cried tears of joy as I looked at my beautiful girl properly for the first time,' her mom says
'It was extremely hard for me and Cody, we were just so scared that something was wrong.
'I had to stay in the recovery room for a few hours before they let me go to the nursery to see her for the first time.
'It was then I broke down, melted and cried tears of joy as I looked at my beautiful girl properly for the first time. I was so full of love for this little girl.
'It was frightening to see her with tubes coming out of her nose, but the doctors reassured us it was common and that she would be perfectly fine soon.
'Thankfully they were right and after 23 hours she was back with us in our room, stable and happy.'
Brynn tells how even at just a few days old, her baby daughter already reminds her of Rowyn.
Brynn said: 'Mynrow has the sweetest demeanor about her just like her big sissy.
'She has dark brown hair like her daddy, which we are thrilled about because our other babies took after me, blondies.
'She has the perfect tanned olive skin tone like her daddy too.
'But while she is the spitting image of her daddy, she does have Rowyn's chin and I think they have the same lips, but so hard to tell when they are this small.
'She's very calm and hardly makes a peep. She has been extremely easy so far, besides momma adjusting to not sleeping again.
'I am curious to see how Mynrow grows if she will have more similarities to Rowyn.'
It was on September 16, 2014 when Brynn and Cassie's life was torn apart forever.
Cassie was picking up Brynn's son Wyatt and taking him to preschool with her own son Easton, five, when she accidentally ran over Rowyn.
Recalling that day, Cassie, who lives with husband Aaron,32, and other son Logan 21-months, said: 'Wyatt was crying as he didn't want to go to school, so Brynn and I were trying our best to get him in the car.
'Brynn had gone round the side of the house to get his booster seat and at that moment Wyatt jumped out of my car and ran back in the house.
Couple: Brynn Johnson and husband Cody. The couple are now parents to Mynrow after the loss of Rowyn
Grief: Brynn Johnson with her first daughter, Rowyn.
Blonde family: Brynn Johnson says that unlike Mynrow, her first two children Rowyn (left with husband Cody) and Wyatt (right in her arms) were born blonde. '
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'It was then that Rowyn got out and came down the steps. I thought Rowyn was on the porch as I pulled out of the drive.
'But suddenly I felt a thump and both boys said 'What was that? 'I will never forget looking out of the rear view window and seeing Rowyn's lifeless body lying in the driveway.
'I saw her at exactly the same time as Brynn. I dived out of the car and as I scooped her out of Brynn's arms to lay her in the grass and give her CPR, I saw that Brynn's white robe was covered in blood.
'By this time Cody had come out of the house and we were all frantically trying to save her.
'The ambulance came and while they tried their best, Brynn and I sunk to our knees and prayed together in the grass. We were praying for a miracle.'
Sadly the miracle never came and paramedics said Rowyn died on impact of the car.
And both Cassie and Brynn's lives were blown into a million pieces.
Cassie said: 'I remember saying "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry" as I sobbed and screamed.
'I was in shock and could not believe what had happened. Every single day I struggle with what I did and the guilt is overwhelming.'
Yet incredibly, despite the tragic events of that day, the girls' friendship has gone from strength to strength.
Brynn has never blamed Cassie for what happened and instead blamed herself.
The girls were both determined some good would come of all they had lost and together created a charity in Rowyn's memory.
The charity is called Raise For Rowyn and is dedicated to help other families who have endured the pain of losing a child.
And it was Cassie who Brynn wanted to share her baby joy with first, when Mynrow was born.
She said: 'Cassie came to the hospital but didn't meet her there since she was in NICU, but after we came home she was one of our first visitors.
'She has an instant love for her just like she did Rowyn. It was very emotional for her as well and it was so beautiful to see the love in her eyes as she held her for the first time.'
