Tanzania bans witchdoctors after albino murders
Tanzania has announced a ban on witchdoctors who have been targeting the country’s large albino population in the mistaken belief their body parts can bring wealth, luck and power.
The country’s home affairs minister called for communities to tip-off investigators in a new taskforce set up to tackle the problem, which has resulted in at least 74 murders since 2000 and 58 brutal attacks in which people have lost limbs and been left permanently scarred.
The task force will in the next two weeks start working in areas where attacks have been most prevalent, minister Matias Chikawe said.
“We want to address the issue of abduction and killings of people with albinism once and for all by banning the activities of these unscrupulous people, who cheat others by telling them that they can get rich quickly or become members of parliament,” he said.
“People should also be repeatedly told that the only way of becoming rich is through hard work and not possessing charms.” ...
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