Nigerian Activist raises alarm over Snakebite Initiations in Delta Schools

Nigerian activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, has raised an alarm concerning the alleged initiation of students into a cult in certain primary and secondary schools in Asaba, Delta State.

Gwamnishu took to his social media platforms on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, to share this information. He claimed that a ritual known as “snake bite” had reportedly been carried out on 61 students in a private school in Asaba.

Accompanied by videos and a picture displaying the marks on the students’ bodies, he urged parents to closely monitor their children.

He wrote; “The video of the snake BITE initiation in Asaba. We identified 61 Primary/Secondary School students in a private school in Asaba. They don’t use stones or razors. It’s paper and incantation,” he wrote. 

”Check your child if she or he has this mark. If yes, it’s a mark of initiation into cultism. The mark is called a “snake bite” Check your children now. It’s happening in schools. This is happening already in some secondary schools in Asaba, Delta State,” 

In an update, he said he has tendered all the evidence to the State Ministry of Education for further investigation. 

“On the student snake bite trend. We went to the Ministry of Education office in Asaba and tendered all evidence. They instructed us to write a letter to the office and that they will investigate it. The school name with more than 61 students with snake bite marks is Divine Ambassadors Group of Schools located at 74 Road Asaba,” he wrote.

“Please take care of your children. I still want to inform everyone that I received calls threatening to deal with me and that I should delete the video and never talk about snake bite. Can the Government intervene immediately and get to the root of this all? These are children and some thought it was just a GAME.”