Inyanga held for horns, python skin, croc skull
SITEKI – A traditional healer was on Tuesday morning arrested by police officers during a raid for guns at Tinkonjaneni under KaNgcamphalala Umphakatsi.
This was after they found a crocodile skull, springbok horns and a python skin in one of the houses at his homestead.
According to *Mandla, who is the father-inlaw to the arrested traditional healer, the police officers from the Big Bend Police Station visited the homestead at around 6am.
The traditional healer’s particulars will not be disclosed for now as he is yet to appear in court.
Mandla said according to information he obtained from one of the police officers from the station, he was informed that the law enforcers were looking for guns in their ongoing raids in communities across the country.
The suspect is expected to appear at the Big Bend Circuit Court this morning.
Intervention
Mandla said he gathered that his son-in-law was being tortured and he went on to seek the intervention of the Lubombo Police Regional Commander (RC), Charles Magagula, who advised him to make an appointment with his office for a meeting after the matter had been finalised in the court.
He said police officers from the Big Bend Police Station told him that his son-in-law had other pending cases, hence they were still to prefer charges against him.
“I was told that the police raided his home at around 6am on Tuesday. I was also informed that they were looking for guns but only found Imbabala horns, a python skin and a crocodile skull. I was told they are torturing him and I called the RC about the matter and he asked that a meeting be arranged after the case had been finalised,” he said.
Chief Police Information and Communications Officer Superitendent Phindile Vilakati confirmed the matter.
A python skin.
“We have a man arrested by police in this regard and is expected to appear in court tomorrow (today) morning,” she said. Meanwhile, police officers nowadays are conducting random raids in different communities, searching for guns and other illegal items following the spate of police shootings by unknown people in their line of duty.