It is usual to scheme and deploy any weapon to achieve the defeat of an opponent in combat. However, in traditional Africa, such weapons included the use of craft, magic, sorcery, and other spiritual forces. Modern states use diplomacy, guns, machine guns, bombs, and missiles as examples of such weapons. This is due to the belief that using spiritual forces in battle is significantly more effective than relying just on human/material forces and methods. This is exactly how the Nigerian Etsako handle their community combat, both in terms of ideology and conduct. But the question remains: How is sorcery and witchcraft employed in warfare? Is the application of those spiritual components in a traditional African setting effective and appropriate in contemporary combat? This essay shows that the employment of witchcraft, magic, and sorcery is always a formidable force in combat in Africa, as shown by the example of the Etsako of Nigeria