Satanism scare at Maboleni School

Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Correspondent
There was pandemonium at Maboleni Secondary School in Lower Gweru on Monday when teachers and pupils abandoned lessons after the school headmaster allegedly sprinkled blood in classrooms and teachers houses. Pupils and teachers refused to enter the classrooms after they found blood sprinkled on the doors while inexplicable things were suspended from the trusses.

It is alleged that the school headmaster hired an apostolic church to perform rituals at the school without the consent and knowledge of the parents and school teachers at the weekend.

Sometime in February, three pupils were attacked by hysteria and claimed to have been sent by Satanists to bring 55 litres of blood.
“A pupil died mysteriously a few months after a hysteria attack in February and a worker at the school collapsed and died while on duty,” said a parent who declined to be identified. When The Herald crew arrived at the scene on Tuesday, blood stains were visible on floors and walls of several classrooms and teachers’ houses.

A scheduled meeting with the parents was later abandoned because those present did not constitute a quorum. Acting provincial education director, Mr Aaron Matibenga confirmed receiving reports about the strange happenings at the school.

“I can confirm that we have received a report from Maboleni. However, we are still investigating the matter,” he said.
Contacted, the headmaster referred all questions to Mr Matibenga.

A teacher who spoke on condition of anonymity said the headmaster went to Bulawayo where he brought a group of people whom he said were from an apostolic church and were supposed to perform a cleansing ceremony at the school.

“The headmaster hired a group of people that he claimed were from an apostolic sect who were supposed to perform a cleansing ceremony. We advised him as teachers to inform the parents and seek approval from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education before proceeding with the ceremony,” he said.

The teacher said the headmaster went on to conduct the ceremony where members of the “church” were moving around singing and beating drums while holding a flag.