Nigeria, June 2 -- The Enugu State Government says it has moved Ukamaka Okonkwo, the 13-year-old girl rescued from ritual killing, to a facility for therapy and rehabilitation.

The Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs, and Social Development in Enugu State, Ngozi Enih, disclosed this to reporters on Sunday.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how Miss Okonkwo was rescued from a sewage pit where a native doctor, Onyeka Obu, had allegedly pushed her into for ritual purposes.

The incident happened on Monday at Umumba Ndiagu, a community in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria's South-east.

Apart from the girl, Mr Obu allegedly buried several people in the pit, including a pregnant woman.

But they had all died when the gi...