Anambra "Celebrity Native Doctor" Gets 11 Months Jail Term
Last update: February 27, 2026
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Nwangwu, is known for promoting spiritual practices he claims can generate wealth..
A High Court in Awka, southeastern Nigeria, has sentenced celebrity native doctor Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Okuko Tiwara Aki, to 11 months in prison following a plea bargain with the Anambra State Government.
Justice Jude Obiora delivered the judgment after both parties reached what defence counsel described as a consent agreement.
“The judgment is a consent judgment through a plea bargain agreement,” lawyer Sylvester Iwuoba told reporters after the proceedings.
“There is no way I will tell you I am not okay with it because it is a plea bargain agreement. That was the agreement we signed with the government … and the government kept to their own side by sentencing him to eleven months imprisonment. That is our agreement with them and we don’t have anything against it,” he said.
Iwuoba added that there would be no appeal since the defence consented to the judgment.
Nwangwu was arrested in February 2025 by operatives of Anambra State’s security outfit, Agunechemba, in his hometown of Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area.
His arrest followed the enactment of the Anambra State Homeland Security Law, 2025, which prescribes penalties for native doctors accused of preparing charms believed to aid criminal activities.
Authorities accused him of involvement in “Oke Ite” (Big Pot), a ritual practice allegedly used to fortify youths engaged in kidnapping and other crimes.
At his arraignment in April 2025, he was charged alongside two other native doctors with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and obtaining by fraud.
The state government began a crackdown on native doctors in December 2024, targeting those accused of providing charms to kidnappers and armed robbers.
Under the law, offenders risk up to six years in prison, a 20 million naira fine, or both.
Nwangwu, who has a large following on Facebook, is known for promoting spiritual practices he claims can generate wealth.
While the law allows for a longer sentence, the plea bargain resulted in an 11-month jail term, which his legal team said brings the matter to a close.
