Malawi Police probe grisly trade in human body parts
Malawi Police is investigating an illicit trade of human body parts after unknown people are said to be exhuming and extracting bones from dead bodies in Traditional Authorities Chowe and Kapoloma in Malawi’s eastern district of Machinga.
It is reported that people removed heels and knee cartilage from the bodies of diseased people, extracted bone tissue from these parts.
“So far, we have recorded three cases,” said Machinga Police spokesperson Andrew Mayawo.
According to one of Kapoloma one of the villagers, Hilda Njerenje, the bodies are being exhumed at night and dumped after extracting bones from them.
Police said “investigations are underway” to deal with the culprits.
It is believed that human bones are, among others, used to produce charms to make one rich, according to Mayawo.
Belief in witchcraft is common in Malawi.
Some witchdoctors say that using human body parts makes charms more powerful – for example to achieve success.
As a result, in some parts of Africa, there is a lucrative trade in human body parts.
The problem here is people are lazy, is not about any tribe .In most of African country is common belief that ,to get rich you have to use the body parts or go to famous prothet to give you the blessings, SATANISM IS HERE TO STAY
How is Malawi to progress into the 21st century when people continue to believe in and practise witchcraft? Poverty and ignorance must be eradicated as a priority if witchcraft is to be stamped out. Unfortunately religion and witchcraft tend to go hand in hand instead of being mutually exclusive. Scientific knowledge and its application is the enemy of witchcraft. As long as people persist in believing in and practising witchcraft there will be no progress. Compare Africa with Europe where witchcraft died out centuries ago.
abale hehee zoupsa mpha kufukula malilo!!komano ezi sizabwino!mwatani amlw adzafukule ntembo wanga adzawune ndidza mupha zoposa anthu opand uzimu ufiti basi!!kuposa
Ngati mutawapez muwatani? pakuti mathero ankhanizo sadziwika mwinatu ndinu nomwetu.Mmayesa mumati Ufiti kulibe.kungofuna kutivuta ndi kuyankhula etitiiiiiiiii!!
Izi sizikuyang”ana mtundu ayi nanga uja anamudula maliseche ku Salima bwanji?
What am c ng here on these comments is only tribalism,fulfilling the prophecy of Jesus Christ,dat a nation shall rise against a nation,Thi is that awake the Lord is coming r u ready?He doesn’t discriminate in His judgment,pls repent and learn to do good.
Shaa umbuli ndi kufa komwe. Kwa kapoloma kuli ayao ndipo UDF ndi imene ili kumeneko. Alomwe ali ku Mulanje Thyolo, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, BT ndiye izi zikukhuza bwanji alomwe ndi DPP. Those who are commenting against DPP and Lomwes just show how ignorant you are! Komanso zikusonyezeratu kuti mukumva kuwawa. Munya DPP mpaka 2024 wooooooooooooooo! Mudakalira simunati! One President at a time! APM ndi deal!
Amalawi ndiinu anthu omvessa chisono kobasi, mwasowa zochita kapena chani, buzy kumafukula nyasi basi ndicholinga chokakhwima mxiiii
Izi za bwera ndi DPP yatsopano!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Koma kukangalika ndi JB basi!!!!!!!!!!
a josaya, mwaila kuti kumpoto mmatchuka ndikuzimangilila.