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Man tells court he used cannabis (mbanje) to scare ghosts
23 Apr 2012 at 22:35hrs | Views
A 23-year-old man arrested for peddling cannabis (mbanje) left a Chinhoyi court in stitches after claiming he used the banned drug to scare away ghosts.
Hitler Jingura was convicted after being found in possession of 175 grammes of dagga and was sentenced to nine months in prison by Chinhoyi magistrate Jele Singandu last week.
The court however suspended four months of the sentence on condition of good behaviour and the remainder on condition he performed 175 hours of community service at the Chinhoyi Magistrates Court starting from Monday.
In mitigation, Jingura told the court that he used the mbanje to scare away evil spirits that were tormenting his family.
"I used the dagga to scare away spooks from my house," Jingura said.
Prosecutor Clarence Majongosi told the court that on 17 April, detective from the Criminal Investigations Department received information that Jingura was selling dagga at his house, in Gadzema high-density suburbs.
The detectives raided the house and recovered 29 sachets of the illicit drug.
Hitler Jingura was convicted after being found in possession of 175 grammes of dagga and was sentenced to nine months in prison by Chinhoyi magistrate Jele Singandu last week.
The court however suspended four months of the sentence on condition of good behaviour and the remainder on condition he performed 175 hours of community service at the Chinhoyi Magistrates Court starting from Monday.
In mitigation, Jingura told the court that he used the mbanje to scare away evil spirits that were tormenting his family.
"I used the dagga to scare away spooks from my house," Jingura said.
Prosecutor Clarence Majongosi told the court that on 17 April, detective from the Criminal Investigations Department received information that Jingura was selling dagga at his house, in Gadzema high-density suburbs.
The detectives raided the house and recovered 29 sachets of the illicit drug.
Source - Byo24News
