Police believe the man, Bishop Sunday Ulup-Aya, was part of a child-trafficking ring. He was arrested with six other suspects.
He later appeared to retract his confession.
"I am not denying that I am a witchdoctor, but what I killed are witches in my patients with herbs, not children," Ulup-Aya said while in detention, according to Reuters.
According to reports, the investigators rescued two children when they searched his church.
Rights campaigners say some 'witchdoctors' in this superstitious region convince parents their children are possessed and demand money to perform exorcisms.
Some parents are persuaded to hand their children over to traffickers.
The documentary, Saving Africa's Witch Children, aired last month on Channel 4.
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