Published: October 17, 2019
By: Takunda Shumba – Zw News
Scores of angry villagers last week filled Chitakatira Police Base demanding local police to take action against the increasing numbers of ritual killing of people in their area.
Many people have been killed by a suspected group of human slayers (mabhinya) since mid-August 2019. (italics added by webmaster FVDK)
A member of Mugodhi Apostolic Church John Muponda went missing on Monday last week and family and church mates found his remains dumped partially decayed at Makuti Farm in Vumba on Saturday.
A church congregant who refused to be named for own security reasons suspects that Muponda was murdered even though post-mortem results were not yet out by the time of writing.
The female church member also expressed her concern about what she considered to be lax policing and investigative work by authorities.
“John was someone close to me. It’s so sad that he is no more. I am here out of anger. Why they are killing others like chickens,” said the congregant.
Local traditional leaders were also amongst the villagers who took part in the demonstrations.
One of them is Headman Simon Chigodora who described the situation in the area as a very weird one.
“We have not come here to damage police property. We just want to express our worries. Most of these people has relatives and friends killed by those criminals. More than three people were killed since the end of August. The Chigodora community needs police attention,” Headman Chigodora told TellZim News.
Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Assistance Inspector Luxson Chananda confirmed the rise in cases of murders saying authorities were doing their work to fight all forms of crime.
Source: Mabhinya ritual killers terrorise Mutare villagers
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Published: October 17, 2019
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A mob of angry Mutare villagers last week filled Chitakatira Police Base demanding the police to take action against the increasing numbers of ritual killing of people in their area.
Many people are being killed in the area and their body parts are being harvested for ritual use.
A member of Mugodhi Apostolic Church John Muponda went missing on Monday last week and family and church mates found his remains dumped partially decayed at Makuti Farm in Vumba on Saturday.
A church member suspects that he was murdered.
“John was someone close to me. It’s so sad that he is no more. I am here out of anger. Why they are killing others like chickens,” said the congregant.
Among the protesters was the village Headman Simon Chigodora who described the situation in the area as a very weird one.
“We have not come here to damage police property. We just want to express our worries. Most of these people has relatives and friends killed by those criminals. More than three people were killed since the end of August. The Chigodora community needs police attention,”
Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Assistance Inspector Luxson Chananda confirmed the rise in cases of murders to TellZim saying the authorities have all hands on deck and are working hard to end the rampant killings.
Source: PIC: Furious Mutare Villagers March Against ‘Mabhinya’ Killers Harvesting Body Parts
Mutare villagers march against ritual murders
Published: October 17, 2019
By: Munyaradzi Goche – Radio VOP
MUTARE – Scores of angry villagers last week filled Chitakatira Police Base demanding local police to take action against the increasing numbers of ritual killing of people in their area.
Many people have been killed by a suspected group of human slayers (mabhinya) since mid-August 2019.
A member of Mugodhi Apostolic Church John Muponda went missing on Monday last week and family and church mates found his remains dumped partially decayed at Makuti Farm in Vumba on Saturday.
A church congregant who refused to be named for own security reasons suspects that Muponda was murdered even though post-mortem results were not yet out by the time of writing.
The female church member also expressed her concern about what she considered to be lax policing and investigative work by authorities.
“John was someone close to me. It’s so sad that he is no more. I am here out of anger. Why they are killing others like chickens,” said the congregant.
Local traditional leaders were also amongst the villagers who took part in the demonstrations.
One of them is Headman Simon Chigodora who described the situation in the area as a very weird one.
“We have not come here to damage police property. We just want to express our worries. Most of these people has relatives and friends killed by those criminals. More than three people were killed since the end of August. The Chigodora community needs police attention,” Headman Chigodora told TellZim News.
Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Assistance Inspector Luxson Chananda confirmed the rise in cases of murders saying authorities were doing their work to fight all forms of crime.
Source: Mutare villagers march against ritual murders
