Tiv nation is affected by witchcraft, which is called Tsav. The cosmology of the Tiv society establishes the existence of Tsav among the Tiv. Although civilisation and religion have caused some Tiv people to reject the belief in witchcraft, it upsets their psyche one way or the other. This means that

witchcraft penetrates the minds of the Tiv people. This paper establishes the existence of witchcraft among the Tiv people as evident in ‘Adan Wade Kohol Ga.’ It offers an overview of the phenomenon of witchcraft answering such questions as: what witchcraft is, how it is practiced in the text as a

culture in the Tiv milieu, how it affects the practitioners, what influences witchcraft, the pattern of witchcraft, the attributes of persons labelled with witchcraft, and its effects on the people in the text and Tiv society.

The study adopts the lens of realism as an approach to explore the tsav concept in Adan Wade Kohol Ga, investigating the deployment of tsav by people in the text. It establishes that tsav is utilised for selfish purposes at the detriment of others. The paper concludes that the belief in witchcraft is vibrant, and its practices exist among the Tiv. Tsav affects the psyche of the people as well as controls the physical existence in the Tiv milieu. It is therefore pertinent to utilise it for the sustainability and preservation of the Tiv nation.