|Shamans = Among the Ijaw, witch doctors are neither admired nor sought. Rather, they are feared, and if a person is suspected of being a witch doctor, his (or her) life could be in mortal danger. Witch doctors are thought to possess the ability to change themselves into animals, such as rats, foxes, goats, pigs, or the like. In this form, the witches can bite people, causing infection, and in some cases death. Witches are considered to be capable of performing almost any evil deed.
