{"id":7157,"date":"2017-11-03T18:49:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T18:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=7157"},"modified":"2017-11-06T07:58:27","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T07:58:27","slug":"over-30-people-accused-of-witchcraft-to-be-killed-in-mugina-commune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/over-30-people-accused-of-witchcraft-to-be-killed-in-mugina-commune\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 30 people accused of witchcraft to be killed in Mugina Commune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The inhabitants of Mugina Commune of Cibitoke Province are gripped with fear because of tracts found in this locality. Unidentified people made a list of over 30 people that will be killed. They are accused of sorcery.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7151\" style=\"width: 431px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7151\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-7151\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mugina-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Mugina Commune chief town\" width=\"421\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mugina-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mugina-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Mugina.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mugina Commune chief town<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ngendakumana Eliane, a resident of Mugina Commune says he is worried about the security of people living in Mugina because of tracts found on 2 November. &#8220;We do not know who wrote them,&#8221; says Ngendakumana. &#8220;Last week we found a list of 9 people and on 1 November we found another of 17 people. Authors of those tracts say those people will be killed because they use witchcraft,\u201d she says.<br \/>\nFor her, the authors of these tracts aim at causing fear in society. She demands that the security of the population be strengthened.<\/p>\n<p>Bigirimana Kalala, finds that the people listed in these tracts are unfairly accused. &#8220;We have known them for a long time. They are not involved in these despicable acts, &#8220;says Bigirimana. For him, people who spread tracts are inventing a pretext to commit crimes. &#8220;I am deeply concerned for their lives. Accusing them of witchcraft is a pretext to kill them, &#8220;says Bigirimana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors of these tracts to be severely punished<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The administrator of Mugina commune says these tracts were distributed because of a person who got ill. &#8220;After attending a prayer, she revealed that she has been bewitched. The first tract was written in the room where the patient was, &#8220;she says.<\/p>\n<p>Mugina commune administrator calls on the population to rush to the hospital if a person gets sick instead of believing in witchcraft.<\/p>\n<p>She says that local authorities in collaboration with security forces are conducting investigations to identify the authors of these tracts. &#8220;They will be seriously punished,&#8221; says Mugina administrator. She refers to this as criminal act. &#8220;Accusing someone of witchcraft in this locality is like wishing them death ,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Barakamfitiye Enias was killed in Mugina commune near his home. He was accused of witchcraft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inhabitants of Mugina Commune of Cibitoke Province are gripped with fear because of tracts found in this locality. Unidentified people made a list of over 30 people that will be killed. They are accused of sorcery. 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