Police in Luuka last week arrested 13 people, after they rioted at Ntayigirwa police post. The residents were protesting the recent killing of a 13-year-old boy in a suspected ritual murder. They tried to lynch a key suspect, a one Kapere, but the police intervened to save him. Read more here.
With the anniversary of the barbaric killing of four young students of the University of Port Harcourt by the Aluu Community recently observed, another video of mob justice has surfaced online but this time from the Kissi Town located in the South West of Kenya. See here. (WARNING: Viewer discretion is advised, some viewers may find this footage upsetting)
Witchcraft and superstition have been twin pillars of the local game, particularly when it involves veritable giants Gor Mahia (K’Ogalo) and AFC Leopards (Ingwe). Tales have been told of some officials consulting ‘team doctors’, who hire dead bodies from the mortuary, which are brought to the stadium to ‘cleanse’ the pitch on the night before a match. Read more here.
There’s a National Day of Mourning today for the plight of women in Papua New Guinea. The tradition Haus Krai is to highlight the violence and suffering of women through rape, murder, and claims of witchcraft. Read more here.
With several recent cases of parents attempting to exorcise their “witch” children in Sweden, Congolese-Swedish pastor Josef Nsumbu explains the kindoki belief at the heart of the abuse. Read more here.
WITCHES flying broomsticks in Swaziland above 150 metres will be subject to arrest and a hefty fine of R500,000, civil aviation authorities said, according to a report. Read more here.
2013 has brought a sharp rise in the ritual killing and organ harvesting of people in Gabon, and the government there has repeatedly denied the right to protest these killings. Why? Read more here.
The Chakan police on Sunday claimed to have cracked a case of ‘narbali’ or human sacrifice, with the arrest of a suspect for allegedly killing a man and his mother. The police said a ‘tantrik’ (godman) had told the suspect that if he kills a man and a woman, he would become a crorepati. Read more here.
On December 11, 1994 destiny seemed to be staring at Kenya Breweries (now Tusker) with a smile. The Kenyan team had not only reached the finals of the African Cup Winners Cup (Mandela Cup), but had also secured a 2-2 draw away to Daring Club Motema Pembe of Zaire (now DRC). All the brewers needed in Nairobi was a goalless draw to follow in Gor Mahia’s 1987 continental glory — a rare feat for a Kenyan team.
To capture the mood of the nation, Sunday Standard had a special edition with the headline ‘Go brewers go!’ But destiny’s smile must have been a cynical one as the Nairobi team was humiliated 3-0 in front of disbelieving fans. The following day’s The Standard, just like the thousands of disappointed Nairobians that attended the match, had on its front page the headline ‘Bewitched! Motema cast a spell over Kenya as Zaire bring their Jujuman’ by way of explaining the loss. Read more here.
ZWOLLE, Holland – A survivor of a high-level ring involving child sacrifice, torture and trafficking went public today in an exclusive disclosure and interview with Freedom Central’s Mel Ve and ITCCS Field Secretary Kevin Annett. Read here
