Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- A group, the Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AFAW), has petitioned Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State over the lynching of an elderly woman to death in the state.

AfAW is an advocacy group campaigning for an end to witch persecution in Africa.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that a mob accused the victim of being a witch and transforming from a bird to a human on 21 January.

Mrs Kehinde was beaten and tortured by the mob which resulted in her death in a hospital a day later.

The incident occurred in Oke-Ijeun, a community in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

In a video clip uploaded by an X user (@Teeniiola), the mob was seen abusing and hitting the victim, who appeared to be in her 80s.

The clip was titled: "Full ...