The Hunchback Murders — Victims Targeted for a Disturbing Belief (Adeoye Dowo)

The program

They were targeted for a physical condition they had no control over. In some Nigerian murder cases, victims with hunchbacks were killed because their attackers believed body parts could bring them wealth through money rituals.

One of these cases involved Adeoye Dowo, a man whose murder shocked a community in Ondo State in 2012. Other reported cases reveal that this was not an isolated story.

In this episode, we revisit the victims, the disturbing beliefs linked to these crimes, and the investigations and court proceedings that followed.

Listener discretion is advised.