HARARE – A local businessman has dragged a fake traditional healer to court for extortion after he was allegedly forced to surrender cash a...
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HARARE – A local businessman has dragged a fake traditional healer to court for extortion after he was allegedly forced to surrender cash and property including a car worth nearly $50 000 to get rid of a goblin that was haunting him.
The traditional healer, Soshangane Nzumakase (32), of Masvingo, allegedly forcefully demanded over $30 000 and a Mercedes-Benz worth over $15 000 from Anesu Mamboininga of Rhodene suburb.The businessman was seriously ill allegedly because of an alleged goblin that was haunting him.
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Nzumakase has since appeared before Masvingo provincial magistrate Mr Langton Ndokera facing extortion charges.
The accused is denying the charges arguing that he helped the man by killing a powerful goblin that was haunting the victim.
Nzumakase, argues that he lost some of his household property to fire after he tried to burn a big snake that Ndige kept at his house only to get the shock of his life after the snake started to torch his clothes back home.
Sometime in 2012, Mamboininga approached Nzumakase for help after Ndige had developed mental illness which could not be treated by prophets, doctors and other traditional healers.
The traditional healer performed rituals before demanding payment to save the victim from death. The healer received $6 600 and a Mercedes-Benz valued at $15 000.
Soon after, the bogus healer allegedly threatened that his patient would die. He got a further $12 000 realised from sale of household property.
Nzumakase, argues that he lost some of his household property to fire after he tried to burn a big snake that Ndige kept at his house only to get the shock of his life after the snake started to torch his clothes back home.
Sometime in 2012, Mamboininga approached Nzumakase for help after Ndige had developed mental illness which could not be treated by prophets, doctors and other traditional healers.
The traditional healer performed rituals before demanding payment to save the victim from death. The healer received $6 600 and a Mercedes-Benz valued at $15 000.
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Soon after, the bogus healer allegedly threatened that his patient would die. He got a further $12 000 realised from sale of household property.
His extortion spree continued when he lied that he had found some human flesh in her Mercedez Benz and demanded the car’s registration book.
The accused was subsequently arrested at a police roadblock and was remanded out of custody to February 15 for trial.
Due to escalating economic hardships, cases of bogus healers extorting cash and property from innocent victims are on the rise in Zimbabwe, causing the healers governing body to call the state to act against such criminals. – tinzwei.com/The Herald
The accused was subsequently arrested at a police roadblock and was remanded out of custody to February 15 for trial.
Due to escalating economic hardships, cases of bogus healers extorting cash and property from innocent victims are on the rise in Zimbabwe, causing the healers governing body to call the state to act against such criminals. – tinzwei.com/The Herald
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