There are reports from Maputo of castration and trafficking of human bones in the Niassa region of northern Mozambique. The crimes took place in the districts of Cuamba, Mandimba, Mavago and Metarica, and are currently under investigation by the Mozambique police.
According to the commander in that province, João Mahunguele, the issue of superstition, ambition for wealth and the desire to succeed in agricultural activity may be behind the destruction of tombs to remove human bones in that part of the country. “There is a lot behind this type of crime. I think there needs to be sociologists, anthropologists or other people who can study and understand the deep reasons for this practice,” he said.
Regarding the attempted castration of genital organs, the commander said that the case took place in the district of Mandimba, when a woman driven by the desire to be a businesswoman, with the support of two people decided to castrate her husband's genitals. . The woman (whose identity has not been revealed) had the objective of selling her husband's organs in Malawi. Mahunguele said that the Mozambican police authorities will have to travel to neighboring Malawi, to verify if there is a trafficking network in human organs or if there are cannibals or if the problem of superstition is involved in the case. “As we are still in the investigation process, I believe we will be able to delve deeper into the issue to see if there is commerce there in Malawi, if there are cannibals or if there is also a problem of superstition”, he added.
