adminWELL into the 21st century, Zimbabwe is being dogged by reports of people who kill others for ritual purposes. These head hunters go in search of human parts at the behest of witchdoctors, juju priests, and traditional medicine men who require them for some sacrifices or for the preparation of assorted magical potions.
The bottom line to this crazy thinking which has roots in mediaeval societies is to enhance business growth.
Elsewhere in this issue we carry a disturbing story in which a 12-year-old boy was grisly murdered by unknown assailants who went on to mutilate his body parts, leaving the corpse like an empty vessel.
The incident, which happened last week in Chitora area under Chief Zimunya, has sent villagers in panic mode.
So tense is the situation that parents are now escorting their children to school, protecting them from criminals that are hunting heads.
Langton Musere had left home for school but he did not return as the assailants had pounced on him on his way to school. His mutilated body was found days later along a river in a sorry state, as some body parts were missing. These included the left side of the hip, genitals, mouth, teeth, tongue, heart, fingers and hair.
This might sound like a horror film but these things are happening in our modern day society.
It is hard to fathom that there are some people, businesspeople for that matter, who still believe that entrepreneurship is enhanced through ritual killings.
People who still believe that a human sacrifice will make wonders and turn around the fortunes of a poorly managed entity?
It boggles the mind when well-to-do people pay huge sums of money to these head hunters who will kill with impunity.
We stand to be guided here.
Do blue chip companies in the country like Econet Wireless, Delta Corporation and Old Mutual engage in this dirty business to prosper?
If that is so, thousands of people will be missing on the streets.
These companies are where they are today because of modern business acumen that is hinged on education and experience.
Simple reasoning will tell you that you need not kill a person to stop your workers from stealing.
We need to ask ourselves a simple question here. If those sangomas really wanted us to believe that one can make money by bringing a human head to perform rituals and be an instant millionaire, why can’t they became millionaires themselves rather than charging $100 to perform such a ritual?
This is broad day trickery and deception.
It is our considered view that when ritual murders occur like what is happening in Zimunya, the police and community must work together and bring to book those who partook in the heinous acts.
Investigations must not end with the capture of the actual persons who killed the person but they must stretch and knock on the door of the person who ordered the hit.
When that person is captured, he or she must provide information on the whereabouts of the traditional healer who advised him or her to bring a human head.
When all these people are rounded up and put behind bars, the country would have made significant strides to stop ritual murders.
We urge Government to engage the Traditional Healers’ Association of Zimbabwe and ensure that it regulates the operations of its members by denouncing ritual killings that are committed at the behest of wayward spiritualists.
We give praise to some traditional healers who have informed the police of some of their clients who would have killed innocent people for ritual purposes.
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