FIVE houses belonging to members of the same family were
mysteriously gutted down, one a day, in five consecutive days in Zhombe,
Midlands province in a suspected case of witchcraft that has left community
members scratching their heads.
The incidents occurred two weeks ago where the Tasiyenyika
family in Mavule Village under Chief Malisa lost houses starting from Tuesday
until Saturday.
Another house belonging to a neighbour to the family also
got burnt down on the sixth day after a child suspected to be linked to the
mystery from the affected family visited the neighbour’s homestead.
Midlands police spokesperson Inspector Joel Goko confirmed
that police have received the reports of the houses and investigations were
underway.
However, Chief Suprene Malisa said the fires have sent
shivers down the spines of villagers and most of them were now living in fear.
“I can certainly confirm the mysterious fires that have
been causing havoc in the area in Mavule.
“I hear that five houses were burnt down and recently I
heard that when the so-called girl with the powers visited the neighbour, their
house was also reduced to ashes,” said Chief Malisa.
So serious is the issue that the chief and his subjects are
afraid to visit the affected family for fear of “hacking the spirit of the
fire”.
He said plans were afoot to hire the services of a prophet
or traditional healer to conduct a cleansing ceremony at the homestead to
cleanse the suspected black magic.
He said the last time a prophet was hired to cleanse the
homestead, he left in a huff after he was overpowered by what he saw in the
house.
According to sources, there are voices that are heard talking
every time there is a fire.
“There are voices that are heard whenever the fire breaks
out and it will be sounding like people who are laughing and enjoying
themselves. So we are not sure what is going on there,” said a villager who
could not be named. Sunday News
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