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Dug up graves mystery, villagers now living in fear
30 Apr 2014 at 10:08hrs | Views
Villagers in Sun-Yet-Sen, Kezi, are now living in fear after waking up to discover dug up fresh graves in suspected cases of witchcraft, with a woman confessing to being 'used' by a coven of witches in their supernatural and nocturnal acts.
Five graves in Nja-Dam and Dry Paddock area under Su-Yet-Sen Village were reportedly dug up by unknown people in the wee hours of the night, and all this within a space of three months, forcing the community to seek police, traditional and spiritual guidance on the matter, all this to no avail.
Villagers expressed concern at the continuance of this unnatural trend raising fears that their dead relatives could come up for use as goblins, their flesh eaten or body parts used for juju.
"A woman said she woke up one morning to discover lots of flies around her homestead.
"On further investigation, she found out that the flies were originating from the family graveyards behind the kraal. And when she went there, she discovered that her husband's grave had been
dug up from the head," said a source who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Also, according to the source, a woman reportedly went into a trance early this month and stripped naked in-front of two villagers, saying she was tired of being used by a coven of witches in the area whom she named.
She allegedly produced all the artefacts they use in their acts, but it could not be confirmed if she and the coven were responsible for the digging of graves.
"One of the two villagers who witnessed the confession died last month after suffering from a strange disease that left his tummy inflated, whilst the woman temporarily went mad after the confession," said the source.
Sun-Yet-Sen police member-in-charge, only identified as Khumalo, declined to comment on the issue, but instead refered this reporter to village heads only identified as Ngcekeza and Nene.
Dry-Paddock Village head Ngcekeza acknowledged the dug-up-graves incident, adding that the matter had been reported to chief Nyangazonke Ndiweni.
"This has never happened in our society and I wonder where this spirit is coming from. We have asked the Chief to come and assist us tackle this issue, but he is yet to inform us when he will come."
Nja-Dam village head assistant Edson Ncube also confirmed both incidents of dug-up graves and the woman who made a witchcraft confession, adding that the two cases might not be related.
"Five graves were dug-up in our area but no one has been caught as yet. We have, in the guidance of the police, sought the services a tsikamutanda to sniff-out people behind these inhuman activities," he said.
Chief Nyangazonke Ndiweni could not divulge much information but acknowledged that he was asked to attend to the dug-up graves case.
Five graves in Nja-Dam and Dry Paddock area under Su-Yet-Sen Village were reportedly dug up by unknown people in the wee hours of the night, and all this within a space of three months, forcing the community to seek police, traditional and spiritual guidance on the matter, all this to no avail.
Villagers expressed concern at the continuance of this unnatural trend raising fears that their dead relatives could come up for use as goblins, their flesh eaten or body parts used for juju.
"A woman said she woke up one morning to discover lots of flies around her homestead.
"On further investigation, she found out that the flies were originating from the family graveyards behind the kraal. And when she went there, she discovered that her husband's grave had been
dug up from the head," said a source who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Also, according to the source, a woman reportedly went into a trance early this month and stripped naked in-front of two villagers, saying she was tired of being used by a coven of witches in the area whom she named.
She allegedly produced all the artefacts they use in their acts, but it could not be confirmed if she and the coven were responsible for the digging of graves.
"One of the two villagers who witnessed the confession died last month after suffering from a strange disease that left his tummy inflated, whilst the woman temporarily went mad after the confession," said the source.
Sun-Yet-Sen police member-in-charge, only identified as Khumalo, declined to comment on the issue, but instead refered this reporter to village heads only identified as Ngcekeza and Nene.
Dry-Paddock Village head Ngcekeza acknowledged the dug-up-graves incident, adding that the matter had been reported to chief Nyangazonke Ndiweni.
"This has never happened in our society and I wonder where this spirit is coming from. We have asked the Chief to come and assist us tackle this issue, but he is yet to inform us when he will come."
Nja-Dam village head assistant Edson Ncube also confirmed both incidents of dug-up graves and the woman who made a witchcraft confession, adding that the two cases might not be related.
"Five graves were dug-up in our area but no one has been caught as yet. We have, in the guidance of the police, sought the services a tsikamutanda to sniff-out people behind these inhuman activities," he said.
Chief Nyangazonke Ndiweni could not divulge much information but acknowledged that he was asked to attend to the dug-up graves case.
Source - Zim Mail
