Another albino nearly abducted in Balaka: Still hunted like animals in Malawi

March 14, 2015 Precious Nkhoma – Nyasa Times 41 Comments

Barely few days after the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned violent attacks against people with albinism in Malawi, an 11-year-old albino boy escaped possible death when some unknown criminals attempted to abduct him in the eastern region district of Balaka.

Malawian albino people are “living in fear of being attacked or killed”.
Malawian albino people are “living in fear of being attacked or killed”.

According to Balaka police publicist Sub Inspector Joseph Sauka, the incident happened at around midnight of 10 to 11 March 2015 at Chongolera Village in the area of Sub Traditional Authority Matola in the district.

“During the night of the incident, the victim went out to answer the call of nature, and just after he went back into the house, unknown criminals attacked him,” said Sauka.

He added: “They gagged his mouth and injected him with unknown substance but fortunately, his in-law heard the strange noise and rushed only to find the boy struggling with the criminals and rescued him.”

The victim was later referred to Balaka District Hospital where he was treated as an outpatient.

Sauka said this is the first case of attack on albinos in the district. Meanwhile police are hunting for the suspects and have assured the general public that they will do everything possible to ensure culprits are apprehended.

Police have since asked the public to join hands to protect albinos by not allowing them sleep or walk alone.

Albinos in Malawi are killed for their body parts, which are sold for witchcraft. According to the report released by the Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi (APAM), since 2013 at least seven albinos were reported abused or killed.

Belief in witchcraft runs deep in Malawi and albino body parts are often used in rituals. Even the bodies of dead albinos are sometimes exhumed and sold.

Albinism is a hereditary genetic condition that causes a total absence of pigmentation in the skin, hair and eyes.

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41 replies on “Another albino nearly abducted in Balaka: Still hunted like animals in Malawi”

  1. Kodi kutapezeka gulu lina la anthu kuti likupha mwana aliyense woyamba mbanja la nduna ya boma ndi wa commissioner wa Police zikanatenga nthawi yaitali chonchi gululi lisanagwidwe? Zikutipweteketsa mitu zimenezi mabwana. Ma Albino asamayende ndi mantha mdziko lawo lomwe. Chonde!!!!!!!!!

  10. I now i understand why you rushed to disband the MYP . You wanted these acts done in a security vacuum. This is satanism perpetrated ny their political leaders who were in the forefront destroying the countries security.

  11. Nkhani Yophana ngati Ziweto yi, mvetsa Chisoni kwambiri. Zonsezi zikuchitika chifukwa cha ufiti wumene anthu anthu amudyerekezi akuti kulibe
    tipemphere kwa MULUNGU Kuti myoyo Yama albinism ndi yathu yipulumuke.

  12. Kodi malawi akupita kuti? abale khalani ndi umunthu anzanu a chiaubino alakwa chiyani kuti muziwa chita choncho?chinachake chikukhuzeni chonde.

  13. I think southerners are disgrace to out society. And why can’t president Mutharika come out open to condemn these things.

    When will southerners realise that there are descent ways of earning a living. All we hear of them is theft, bribes, cashgates and witchcraft.

    Some of us have made it in life with no support at all. Just hard work and determination.

  14. Ma albuno kuno kwathu ndi ochepa choncho pofuna kuwateteza I woud suggest that the government should provide them with one well and safe place for their living. Education plus security should also be part of their rights while staying there.

  15. Police officers in Balaka they are not Doing enough …its my pleas to the Gorvernment if there is possibility to transfersome of them …there so many incident happenning in balaka concerning abduction …killing …..kugwilira ana this is too much …I dont know what the gorvernment is doing to protect people in this district Anthu adziwopa….?

    Am from balaka i know what am talking about ……bwanji officer incharge is not trying to find some strategy to tackle the problem to show that he knows the Job……if not transffer him to somewhere…

  16. Ooo!!our Lord!as you dropped down the fire stones to those who were transgressing in the past generations, would you please drop it again to those who are attacking the people with albinism.

  18. Malawi at her best.Nobody can say something good for Malawi.Albino attack,cashgate,nepotism,floods,lawlessness,massive corruption.Ufulu wachuluka.

  21. Thindwa yu akudziwapo kanthu.Bwanji iye akukamila zoti ufiti kulibe?Mabungwe amene mukuimira ma albino chonde kusani ma albino ose akakhale kwa Thindwayo mwina ma albino angaupeze moyo.
    Thindwa usatipusitsepo apa.Dziwa kuti ma donors akowo sakuthandiza amalawi,mukufuna kuthana ndimtundu wa amalawi.Mwayenera ku khala a satanic inu.Mulungu,chonde muwoneni Thindwayu.

  22. Kumachita kusaka ngati mbewa? Koma ana a satana ntchito za mudima.

    Anthu akumwera ndi anthu osaphunzira, amakonda ma business ndiye apeza yotentha tsopano. Anthu oyipa kwambiri.

    Maona bwanji mmene amapangira Che Winoko.

  24. May Allah (God) punish those killers.being albino it doesnt matter,its a human being jst lyk anybody(me or you),so plz let the freedom be upon them(ALBINOS)

  27. Where is mr nthindwa who used to say their is no witchcraft now look what’s happenning now. That stupid fool

    1. Its just people who believe in stupid evil nonsense, does not make it real what they believe just the evil they do

    2. If you believe witchcraft exists because of such incidents then you are shallow minded because this means you believe albinos have powers to make someone rich. You are worse than mfiti

    1. Matiya, your contribution is one of those with deficiencies in their brains. I think you must be a strange individual. Bad and good things happen in every district

  30. Amene agwidwa akhothi akawapeza olakwa apatsidwe chilango chokhala ndende moyo wao onse.kapena aphedwe ,court likagamulo chonde bwana pulezident sainani akaphedwe basi,ndi njila yokhayo abale athu angatetezedwe. Osati akhale amantha alephele kugwila ntchito adya bwanji.

  32. Malawi is home of thieves & criminals now, Malawian is to blame…. for voting thieves and Criminals, But now the soul you’re attacking is innocent” I don’t think God is happy with that.

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