How mad native doctor is allegedly curing the sick on the street of Makurdi

An alleged mad man turned a native healer is reportedly curing sick people who troop to him to get traditional help on the street of Makurdi, the Benue State Capital.

IDOMA VOICE gathered that the entrance side of the JS Tarka Foundation where the mad native doctor performs his healing is currently a beehive of activities as people come from far and near to seek medical solutions.

According to local news medium, Citizen TV, the mad man’s workers claimed that he had a master’s degree.

It was reported that the mad man upon seeing someone would write a number of Tiv traditional ailment affecting the person and direct the person to a traditional doctor who is expected to treat him/her.

According to a lady who gave her name as Sandra, she heard about the man and had to come because she had acute pains in her chest and it seemed to have deferred all medical conditions.

Sandra said she was consulted and already given a piece of paper containing what was wrong with her and she was going to see the traditional healer.

Another patient Mr. Aondohemen said for him it was luck.

“There is nothing I did that work but he has shown me where to go and I am going there. I heard about him and have to come all the way from my village to try and see how it will go,” Citizen TV quoted Aondohemen as saying.

Also a worker of the mad man who preferred anonymity said, he had part of his head swollen-up and had seek for medical attention from all the hospitals without any help.

According to him Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom had given him money for treatment on several occasions but it didn’t heal until the day he met the mad man. He simply asked him to apply a certain herb and he was healed.

He was quoted saying, “Since then I always come here every evening after my work to help him on guiding people.”

Another worker of his; a 30 year old lady recounted how many people have come to give thanks to the man for helping them.

“They always come here. After being healed they come to give him cash donations. Government officials, Public servants, Police men and many other people.” She said.

Yet, a Facebook user, Jirgba Terfa Jirgba, who claimed to have visited the area has this to say;

“I’m a bit confused. I was told of a mad native doctor who sits at the entrance of IBB Square Makurdi and prescribes native medicine for sick people within Makurdi town.

“I learnt of this man through one of my friends who asked me to accompany him and his sick brother to consult the man for a medical solution. I was surprised when I saw a lot of people hovering around a supposed mad man for medical help. A young woman within the age of 29 to 30 years appeared and presented herself to be working for the supposed mad man.

“Soon as we were about leaving some group of persons came with gifts and money to give thanks to the man for healing their sick son. I also met one of my old girlfriends standing close to the man and she also testified during our conversation that she had also received useful medical advice from the mad man.

“What the man does is that he will listen to you and consult his oracle and them direct you on where to get native medical attention or help.

“My friend who brought in a stroke patient walked towards the man to make inquiries and to my greatest surprise the mad man politely asked him to queue up that he will not attend to any one no matter how highly placed except he queues up behind the other patients who were already waiting in line.

“The mad man was full of confidence and guts. He was seen sitting with beautiful girls within the ages of 22 to 24 and above.

“Stories making the rounds also have it that the man has his first and master’s degrees at the prestigious university of Jos. I’m still surprised and shocked to my bones.”