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Sangoma demands US$250,000 from widow for supplying 'goblins' to late hubby
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A self-styled traditional healer from Beatrice is being investigated by police after allegedly threatening a grieving widow and demanding US$250,000 for goblins her late husband supposedly acquired from him.
The case, which is being investigated by police in Beatrice, reportedly involves allegations of extortion and threats against the widow and her children shortly after she buried her husband.
Sekuru Amos Kafera, of Gaths Farm in Beatrice, allegedly summoned the woman to his homestead a day after her husband's burial and claimed the deceased owed him US$250,000 for the goblins.
According to sources, Kafera allegedly warned the widow that she and her children would die if she failed to settle the purported debt.
The situation allegedly took a frightening turn when the traditional healer produced a python from a sack and claimed it belonged to the deceased.
Fearing for her safety and that of her children, the widow allegedly agreed to meet the demands.
Kafera is accused of sending his workers to collect a tractor, a disc plough, a Toyota D4D vehicle, 13 cattle and US$13,000 in cash from the woman's home.
The value of the property and cash allegedly taken was estimated at more than US$60,000, while the widow was reportedly still being pressured to pay an additional US$48,200.
The woman later informed relatives about her predicament. One of her grandchildren subsequently went to Kafera's homestead and recovered the tractor and disc plough before the family reported the matter to police.
Sources said property and cash valued at about US$33,000 had been recovered as investigations continued.
Police confirmed that investigations into the alleged extortion case were underway.
Kafera has previously attracted public attention through media interviews in which he claimed to use goblins to assist clients from various professions, including religious leaders, businesspeople, sex workers, kombi operators, truck drivers and car dealers.
He has claimed that some clients approach him seeking spiritual powers to prophesy in churches, attract wealth, resolve marital problems or bring back estranged partners.
In another controversial claim, Kafera reportedly said he had resurrected his nephew, Watson, in Mufakose after the man had allegedly been dead for four days. He claimed to have given him a two-litre drink before he regained consciousness.
The traditional healer has also claimed to assist at least 150 people a day and attributed his alleged spiritual powers to Malawi.
In previous media accounts, he further claimed to have helped a late socialite couple accumulate wealth and improve their circumstances, including acquiring vehicles.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kafera reportedly said he was overwhelmed by people seeking traditional remedies, while advising patients to undergo testing at hospitals.
The latest allegations remain under police investigation, and the claims against Kafera have not been established in court.
The case, which is being investigated by police in Beatrice, reportedly involves allegations of extortion and threats against the widow and her children shortly after she buried her husband.
Sekuru Amos Kafera, of Gaths Farm in Beatrice, allegedly summoned the woman to his homestead a day after her husband's burial and claimed the deceased owed him US$250,000 for the goblins.
According to sources, Kafera allegedly warned the widow that she and her children would die if she failed to settle the purported debt.
The situation allegedly took a frightening turn when the traditional healer produced a python from a sack and claimed it belonged to the deceased.
Fearing for her safety and that of her children, the widow allegedly agreed to meet the demands.
Kafera is accused of sending his workers to collect a tractor, a disc plough, a Toyota D4D vehicle, 13 cattle and US$13,000 in cash from the woman's home.
The value of the property and cash allegedly taken was estimated at more than US$60,000, while the widow was reportedly still being pressured to pay an additional US$48,200.
The woman later informed relatives about her predicament. One of her grandchildren subsequently went to Kafera's homestead and recovered the tractor and disc plough before the family reported the matter to police.
Police confirmed that investigations into the alleged extortion case were underway.
Kafera has previously attracted public attention through media interviews in which he claimed to use goblins to assist clients from various professions, including religious leaders, businesspeople, sex workers, kombi operators, truck drivers and car dealers.
He has claimed that some clients approach him seeking spiritual powers to prophesy in churches, attract wealth, resolve marital problems or bring back estranged partners.
In another controversial claim, Kafera reportedly said he had resurrected his nephew, Watson, in Mufakose after the man had allegedly been dead for four days. He claimed to have given him a two-litre drink before he regained consciousness.
The traditional healer has also claimed to assist at least 150 people a day and attributed his alleged spiritual powers to Malawi.
In previous media accounts, he further claimed to have helped a late socialite couple accumulate wealth and improve their circumstances, including acquiring vehicles.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kafera reportedly said he was overwhelmed by people seeking traditional remedies, while advising patients to undergo testing at hospitals.
The latest allegations remain under police investigation, and the claims against Kafera have not been established in court.
Source - H-Metro
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