Man arrested for admitting to practicing witchcraft

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A 74 year-old Malawian man in Mangochi district is in police custody for confessing that he practices witchcraft.

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Police confirmed the arrest.

According to police publicist for the eastern region Sergeant Otilia Kumanga, the suspect has been identified as Hadton Zituna Mkandawire.

She said the issue was revealed after three children of the same family told their parents that the suspect taught them witchcraft and demanded them to kill their parents, an order which shocked the children.

Kumanga said upon revelation of the matter, authorities in the area questioned the suspect and he admitted to have been running a witchcraft school.

The publicist said the police intervened and arrested the man for breaching peace in the area.

“The man is in police custody here in Mangochi district on suspicion to cause havoc in the area and not on witchcraft allegations,” said Kumanga.

Mkandawire hails from Chiteze village in the area of Traditional Authority Makanjira in the district and he will appear before court soon.

However, secular activists have been calling for a review on such laws in Malawi with their latest condemnation of killings of people suspected to be practicing witchcraft.

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  1. kkkkkkkkkkkkk…..kulibe ufiti…kkkkkkkkkkkkk…apolisi agwila nfiti…kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…do u tink we r stupid.Malawi police osatipengesa..kkkkkkkkk.

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  3. The laws of Malawi do protect witches while victims are criminalised. So this old man by admitting being a witch has broken the law hence the arrest. If you become a victim of witchcraft, don’t say so or you break the law which says,”there’s no witchcraft in Malawi”. My question is, is the law benefiting Malawians in the best interest or do we need to change it? It was made by colonialists because the couldn’t understand the mechanics of craft in Africa.

  4. Wher is Thindwa?Ufit is REAL.Onl satanists DENY its existence t BLINDFOLD pple as they practis th sam.Free hm,dont arest hm fr CONTRADICTNG Thindwa.TRUTH FOR MALAWI.It is foolish t keep on DENYING th existence of ufit.

  5. Wher is Thindwa?Ufit is REAL.Onl satanists DENY its existence t BLINDFOLD pple as they practis th sam.Free hm,dont arest hm fr CONTRADICTNG Thindwa.TRUTH FOR MALAWI.It is foolish t keep on DENYING th existence of ufit.

  6. No ufiti in malawi,,,,,,Mangochi police free him!!!! Ndi old age effect imeneyo….kodi mwaiwala malamulo a malawi?????

  7. Kuthawa kwanu kumpoto kukapangila ufiti ku Mangochi iwe ndiwe otani? Kwanuko kulibe malo otambira, iwe ndiwe ochimwitsa kobasi.

  8. KODI MESA BOMA LAMALAWI LIMATI UFITI KULIBE?NANGA UYU? AKUCHITA KUNENA YEKHA KUTI NDIMFITI NDE MUMTANI?

  9. Wina ndiye adziti kulibe ufiti? Dzana galaxy radio yalengeza za munthu wapezeka akindi mwana atadzutsidwa ndi singanga pomwe anamwalira alindi mimba. Eesh last days

  10. Wina ndiye adziti kulibe ufiti? Dzana galaxy radio yalengeza za munthu wapezeka akindi mwana atadzutsidwa ndi singanga pomwe anamwalira alindi mimba. Eesh last days

  11. Ndiye Boma nkumati ufiti kulibe phuno pane, tiwagagada makolo opanga za mtundu umenewo. Even the holy books Bible and Qur’aan zimanena kuti matsenga aliko. Asowetsa mtendere athakati amenewa kobasi

  12. Ngati ndizoona kuti mkuluyu mwamusekeradi inu apolice,ndipo wavomereza kt amatamba;muitaneni Thindwa uja azazionere yekha chifukwa amakula mtima kuti ufiti kulibe pomwe ife tikumamenyedwa mpira kukada.

  13. The Police will be asked to produce evidence before a court of law and according to our laws there is no case to answer here.

  14. Someone admitting but others are saying there is no witchcraft. The truth is that these peaple are the ones being involed in witchcraft.

  15. Release poor old man,he don’t understand what u’re accusing him,he is old,he can say anything,nothing like witch or whatever on eath.

  16. Which is which?You there telling us that there is no witchcraft and now you telling us somebody has confessed that he is practising it??

  17. Basi atuluke simesa ufiti kulibe.akapanda kutuluka apalice muli mmadzi pamodzi nd twindwa

  18. nokha mukuti ufiti kulibe nanga mwammangiranji poti mumati ufiti kulibe ife akunsanje timangootcha basi kkkkkk

    1. Witchcraft is real, they jst need to come up with a special superstious court full of Magicians,Judges, kkkkkk

  19. zoona inno andrew mpezeni,amalamulowa pofuna kuteteza afitiwa amachita ngati akuwapatsa go ahead.zomwe ndizokwiitsa

  20. zoona inno andrew mpezeni,amalamulowa pofuna kuteteza afitiwa amachita ngati akuwapatsa go ahead.zomwe ndizokwiitsa

  21. I thought that guy was offering a reward to anyone coming to admit he does witchcraft??? This is the time, give the dues to Mr Hadton Zituna Mkandawire. Kkkk kamba anga mwala

  22. I thought that guy was offering a reward to anyone coming to admit he does witchcraft??? This is the time, give the dues to Mr Hadton Zituna Mkandawire. Kkkk kamba anga mwala

  23. Kunali John Mitende Anali Patali Ofunakudziwa Za Mbiri Apite Ku National Archives Ku Zomba Mbiri Yake Inasungidwa Kumeneko After Azungu Atathedwa Naye Nzeru Ufiti Uliko.

  24. Boma lingoonakukana nkhanizi zikusausa anthu mmalawi muno. Ana akuphunzisidwa zoipazi. Makolo akuphedwa ndi ana awo koma ndithu nkumati ufiti kulibe?

  25. …..ufiti is part of satanism..! now ufiti is a common tradition among some malawians. no wonder why malawi is a cursed country, 2much paganism in my poor nyasaland…stop it and turn to JESUS b4 it is 2late…..zikomo

  26. Nanga uja anali wasataniki uja?anachita kunena momveka bwino kuti anapangitsa ngozi paLimthipe anthu akupita kumapemphero…koma anthu oti mkumangidwa mumawadziwa?kapena bola kumanga?anthu aziopa kupanga confess kuopa kumangidwa ndiye tizingokhalira moyo wauchimo omwewo

  27. Mwaona kuti tayamba kumawakoza anthu otelewo ndiye mwati muziwathawitsa nkumati mwawamanga aaaaa mesa munakana inu kuti ufiti kulibe ndipo onena mzakeyo kuti ndiwe mfiti munati amangidwe atuluke ameneyo timukoze tokha

  28. Ine koma sindikumvetsa,,headline ya nkhaniyi ikuti mzibambo walapa kuti anali mfiti.,,…then kulowa mu link yanuyi zuonetsa kuti wana chabe ndi amene aulula nde anthu amafuna athane nae,,komanso apolisi akana kuti si kuti amumanga pa zifukwa za ufiti ayin..so which is which????

  29. He should also be charged for operating a witchcraft school without a licence. According to our land laws, this is illegal. However, after jail term, Teveta should come in and support the institution via levies becoz the school is training future leaders. May be one of them will become a NIB Director, a General secretary of a party, a Finance Minister or a president.

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