Seven People Accused of Witchcraft in Tanzania

In the Kigoma region of Tanzania, seven people were accused  of witchcraft and hacked with machetes and burned alive. five of which are over 60 years of age and the other two were around 40 years according to the police chief Jafari Mohammed

23 people have being arrested over the crimes of killing the seven people. This assault took place on Monday but the reports came later when the police arrested the 23 people including the local leaders in connection to the crimes as they will appear in court for murder charges.

The Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) has estimated as many as  500 witches are lynched every year, and based on reports about 3,000 people killed between 2005 and 2011 and many of which are elderly women with red eyes which is seen as sign of witchcraft.

The Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) said many of the locals believe that, the misfortunes' that befalls the people which ranges from poverty, infertility and failure in business is as a result of the witchcraft of the old people with red eyes.

Albinos are not left behind, they are killed and dismembered because of the widespread of believes that charms made from their body parts bring good fortune and prosperity to whoever used them as the source of their charms