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Woman loses husband of 16 years to sangoma
22 May 2012 at 14:45hrs | Views
A woman from Chitungwiza is involved in a desperate battle for her husband of 16 years with a self-styled sangoma. Munyaradzi Chafa (38), reportedly left his matrimonial house in January this year to cohabit with a sangoma in Murisa Resettlement area in Dema. He abandoned his wife Chipo Chafa (33).
The sangoma has been identified as MBUYA ONISO. Munyaradzi's affair with Mbuya Oniso came to light after Chipo got a tip-off from one of her husband's friends and raided them yesterday morning. We had the privilege to catch the drama as Chipo raided Mbuya Oniso and Munyaradzi's love nest. But the two lovebirds were not present when the raid was conducted.
Chipo, who was accompanied by an unidentified police officer, seized Mbuya Oniso's tools of trade including black and white robes, machetes and knobkerries and took them to Marondera Police Station.
"When my husband stopped coming home in January, I prayed and fasted for 31 days. I came here and spent three days and three nights in a mountain praying for my husband to come back home. I am not afraid of these love potions that are being used to bewitch my husband. By exposing them, I am making them lose their power of controlling him; enough is enough; this woman cannot continue destroying my marriage. I love my husband and I cannot let another woman take away my joy just because she is a sangoma," charged Chipo.
She said she was still at a loss of words regarding how her husband had decided to leave their luxurious house and go and cohabit in the "back of beyond" in Dema.
"My husband and I have been happily married under Chapter 5.11 for the past 16 years. A week before he moved out, he bought me a brand new car which is enough evidence that he loves me. I was only surprised when I saw what he called a divorce token of US$1 in the house as well as a letter that he wrote letting me know that he no longer loves me. We have a very beautiful house in Chitungwiza and it can only be juju that made him leave our mansionto come and stay here.We had a very lucrative business in plumbing where we realise thousands of dollars every month. But as I speak, the business is collapsing because he is spending most of his time here. He also sold one of our cars, a Toyota Raum to a certain man and I only got to know about it when I saw the man with the car," she said.
She also expressed her dismay after realising that Munyaradzi had decided to strike a partnership with Mbuya Oniso on her business.
"My husband and I used to go to Apostolic Faith Mission church (AFM). I am hurt with the news I heard from the residents that he is now wearing ritual robes assisting her (the sangoma) in the process. They said that he now wears black and white robes and beads. I was reliably informed by residents that he spends time at a nearby river because he now thinks he has the spirit of a mermaid. Some have told me he is being made to wash the dishes and clothes on Mbuya Oniso while others say he always follows behind her with a bucket of water each time she visits the toilet. He has really changed, he is not like the Munya I used to know. I used to weigh 52kg but now I have really lost weight because of emotional stress," she added.
Munya's cousin, Ishmael Ratowa, who was also present at the scene said he also believes that Munyaradzi was being controlled by love charms.
"Munya is my cousin but he is like a brother to me and I think the reason why he has abandoned his family is because of Mbuya Oniso's juju. We have discovered that under a pillow that he (Munyaradzi) was sleeping there were panties that had beads on it and that is enough evidence to show that he is being controlled by these love potions," said Ishmael.
Contacted for comment, Mbuya Oniso who was away when her four roomed house was raided promised to furnish this reporter with finer details once the dust has settled.
She was however, quick to accuse Chipo of forcefully entering her house without her permission.
"Yes she came to my house without my permission, she is just taking advantage of the fact that I am not there at the moment. I will give you full details when I come back right I am at a far away place," she said.
Repeated efforts to get finer details at the time of going to press proved futile. Munyaradzi refused to comment over the matter.
"There is nothing I can say regarding that issue. All i can tell you is that Chipo is no longer my wife. I cannot have such kind of a woman in my life," he said before hanging his phone.
The sangoma has been identified as MBUYA ONISO. Munyaradzi's affair with Mbuya Oniso came to light after Chipo got a tip-off from one of her husband's friends and raided them yesterday morning. We had the privilege to catch the drama as Chipo raided Mbuya Oniso and Munyaradzi's love nest. But the two lovebirds were not present when the raid was conducted.
Chipo, who was accompanied by an unidentified police officer, seized Mbuya Oniso's tools of trade including black and white robes, machetes and knobkerries and took them to Marondera Police Station.
"When my husband stopped coming home in January, I prayed and fasted for 31 days. I came here and spent three days and three nights in a mountain praying for my husband to come back home. I am not afraid of these love potions that are being used to bewitch my husband. By exposing them, I am making them lose their power of controlling him; enough is enough; this woman cannot continue destroying my marriage. I love my husband and I cannot let another woman take away my joy just because she is a sangoma," charged Chipo.
She said she was still at a loss of words regarding how her husband had decided to leave their luxurious house and go and cohabit in the "back of beyond" in Dema.
"My husband and I have been happily married under Chapter 5.11 for the past 16 years. A week before he moved out, he bought me a brand new car which is enough evidence that he loves me. I was only surprised when I saw what he called a divorce token of US$1 in the house as well as a letter that he wrote letting me know that he no longer loves me. We have a very beautiful house in Chitungwiza and it can only be juju that made him leave our mansionto come and stay here.We had a very lucrative business in plumbing where we realise thousands of dollars every month. But as I speak, the business is collapsing because he is spending most of his time here. He also sold one of our cars, a Toyota Raum to a certain man and I only got to know about it when I saw the man with the car," she said.
She also expressed her dismay after realising that Munyaradzi had decided to strike a partnership with Mbuya Oniso on her business.
Munya's cousin, Ishmael Ratowa, who was also present at the scene said he also believes that Munyaradzi was being controlled by love charms.
"Munya is my cousin but he is like a brother to me and I think the reason why he has abandoned his family is because of Mbuya Oniso's juju. We have discovered that under a pillow that he (Munyaradzi) was sleeping there were panties that had beads on it and that is enough evidence to show that he is being controlled by these love potions," said Ishmael.
Contacted for comment, Mbuya Oniso who was away when her four roomed house was raided promised to furnish this reporter with finer details once the dust has settled.
She was however, quick to accuse Chipo of forcefully entering her house without her permission.
"Yes she came to my house without my permission, she is just taking advantage of the fact that I am not there at the moment. I will give you full details when I come back right I am at a far away place," she said.
Repeated efforts to get finer details at the time of going to press proved futile. Munyaradzi refused to comment over the matter.
"There is nothing I can say regarding that issue. All i can tell you is that Chipo is no longer my wife. I cannot have such kind of a woman in my life," he said before hanging his phone.
Source - H-Metro
