An activist for women's rights, Margaret Brew-Ward, has revealed that a young student who scored 30 in her Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) was branded a witch.

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She added that the girl resided in a rural area where no one had earned the necessary grades to enroll in a Senior High School.

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“Recently, there was a case we heard when we visited one of the communities that a girl who got around aggregate 30 in the BECE was [branded a witch]… meanwhile you know in the cities people are striving for aggregate 8, eight 1s and what not.

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“Just because in that community, no girl had passed to go to the secondary school, so for a girl to do that, she [must have been a witch]” she explained on JoyNews.

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Brew-Ward further mentioned that the scope of persons to become victims of such attacks is very wide. Referencing the girl's story to underpin her submission, she said the young student was tagged a witch after she surpassed expectations in the BECE.

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The manager of the Action Aid campaign finds this discouraging.The activist claims that in order to secure the aid she need, a partnership between her group and a few state agencies was required.

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Mrs. Brew-Ward mentioned additional demographic categories that are frequently labeled as such and stressed the importance of developing a roadmap for its eradication.

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Source: Yen.com

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