A man from Madzinga Village under headman Nejirimangwe in
Chief Chamutsa’s area, Buhera has taken both his headman and chief to court
after a n’anga accused him of possessing mubobobo.
Mubobobo is a charm that enables a man to have sex with a
woman without being physically present. Tongai Mungani was accused by two different n’angas of
possessing mubobobo. The n’angas were invited by the whole village to come and
unravel mysterious things that were happening in the area.
The n’angas also accused Mungani of causing stillbirth in
livestock and droughts that ravage the area.
Headman Nejirimangwe, real name Nhamo Matsvimbo told the
court that in January this year, mysterious footprints appeared in his area. He
was informed by villagers that something amiss was happening and he travelled
from Birchenough Bridge where he works to attend to the issue.
He gathered his subjects and village heads and they agreed
to put together some money so that they can get a n’anga to deal with the
problem. They agreed that anyone pinpointed by the n’anga as the culprit will
reimburse the villagers their money.
A n’anga was brought in and he accused Mungani of
possessing the mubobobo which he got from a man from Malawi.
The n’anga ordered Mungani to go and collect his charm from
his house but he refused and the n’anga went and extricated the alleged charm
as the whole village watched.
Mungani who initially agreed to pay $100 plus a beast to
the n’anga made a u-turn after talking to his family. His daughter Ruth
Bhegedhe was particularly against the idea of paying the services of the
n’anga, the court heard.
Headman Nejirimangwe then took the matter to Chief Chamutsa
who asked the villagers to find another n’anga and they all again put resources
together and agreed that anyone named by the n’anga was going to reimburse the
villagers.
The n’anga again identified Mungani as the culprit and this
meant that he had to pay costs incurred both at the headman and chief’s courts
but he refused.
He then appealed at Murambinda and Magistrate Gylmax
Kuhudzai postponed the matter to yesterday. Masvingo Mirror
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