Celebrity Native Doctor Akwaokuko Sentenced to 2 Years Imprisonment
- Native doctor Chidozie Nwangwu has been sentenced to two years for ritual practices and related offences
- Nwangwu's sentence was reduced to 11 months due to prior detention and a plea bargain with the Anambra State Government
- The convict, popularly known as “Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki”, was ordered to publicly denounce rituals and serve as Youth Entrepreneurship Ambassador after imprisonment
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Akwa, Anambra State - Native doctor, Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as “Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki”, has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment,
Justice Jude Obiora of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka, sentenced the native doctor for his involvement in ritual practices known as “oke ite” and related offences.
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Nwangwu was arraigned alongside two other native doctors, Eke Hit and Onye Eze, over allegations bordering on money rituals, “oke ite” and preparation of charms for criminals, among other offences.
As reported by The Punch, the presiding judge delivered the judgement on Friday, February 27, 2026.
The court had the native doctor’s sentence from a six-year prison term to two years following a plea bargain agreement entered into by the defence and the Anambra State Government.
Justice Obiora explained that the two-year concurrent sentence was further reduced to 11 months as the convict had already spent 13 months in detention under the Agunechemba Security Squad while awaiting trial.
According to the judgement, the court ordered Nwangwu to publicly denounce ritual practices through videos to be posted across all his social media platforms.
The court further ordered the native doctor to serve as a Youth Entrepreneurship Ambassador for the state.
He is also expected to produce videos and reports discouraging youths from engaging in wealth-seeking practices linked to “oke ite” and other rituals.
The court also ordered the demolition of Nwangwu’s controversial shrine, located in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area, and recorded the destruction on video.
“He will become an Ambassador for youth re-orientation. His oba shrine is to be destroyed. He will no longer practise Oke ite and will not administer such charms.
Upon completion of his imprisonment, he will make public statements denouncing Oke Ité and such charm practices.
“He will serve his imprisonment at the Awka Correctional Centre.”
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