Man beaten to death for using Mubobobo

A BIKITA man suspected to have had Mubobobo was last week beaten to death at a village beer drink after “provoking” fellow imbibers by claiming he had bedded their wives, police have confirmed.

Masvingo police spokesman, Inspector Zhanero said Wilson Mabanga, 50, was beaten to death after angering fellow villagers as they enjoyed a traditional brew last Friday evening.

“I can confirm that a man from Bikita was fatally assaulted by fellow patrons. The two suspects have since been arrested and are assisting police with investigations. The body was taken to the mortuary where it is waiting for a post-mortem,” said Inspector Zhanero.

Witnesses said the two suspects – identified as Silence Chandirekera, 22, and Rekai Mabanga, 40, – were drinking beer with Mabanga at a home in Mandivenga village around 8pm when he enraged them by claiming to have bedded their wives.

Since Mabanga was believed, locally, to possess the magical mubobobo powers which allegedly enable him to have sex with women without their knowledge, the suspects were enraged and sat about beating him up with a log and whips.

They continued to assault him until he collapsed and became unconscious after which Rekai reported the matter to one Walter Ganya, a local neighbourhood watch official.

Ganya then teamed up with other villagers and rushed Makanga to Silveira Mission Hospital where he died on admission. The case was then reported to the police leading to the arrest of the suspects.

Policeman arrested for using Mubobobo at pass-out parade

A police detective was nabbed on allegations of using mubobobo on an unsuspecting woman at a police pass out parade at Morris Depot last week.

Detective sergeant Tineyi Madembo (37), of police CID property section at Southerton police station is alleged to have produced his anaconda and rubbed it against a 40-year-old woman’s buttocks. The cop has since denied the allegations saying he had gone to the toilet and forgot to zip up his trousers.

Allegations are that on 13 June at around 10.30am, the complainant was at the police depot where she had attended a police pass out parade of her nephew who had completed police training.

It is alleged that the woman was watching the proceeded while standing and Det Serg Madembo came and stood behind her. He alleged unzipped his trousers and drew out his ‘sperm spitting cobra’ before rubbing it on the woman’s buttocks.

The court heard that some cops who were in the crowd alerted the complainant that Madembo was ‘feasting’ on her. She is said to have turned around and saw Madembo’s trousers unzipped and down to the buttocks level. The 40-year-old woman reportedly also saw the police officer’s ‘joystick’ whose head was barely covered with the shirt.

Through his defence counsel Lucky Mawuwa, Madembo told the court that it was a genuine mistake that he forgot to zip his trousers and was only alerted by the other cops. He claimed that the crowd blew the issue out of proportion accusing him of practicing mubobobo, an act of using juju to mysteriously have sex with a woman without her consent. Mubobobo is also commonly known as ‘African Bluetooth’.

The complainant told the court that she was shocked to see her skirt and pant wet before seeing Madembo’s trousers down to the buttocks level. The matter was stood down for continuation and prosecutor Tendai Kabudura is appealing for the State.