In a horrific incident, ten children who were kidnapped in Tanzania were found dead with their body parts mutilated.
According to Tanzania's Deputy Health Minister Faustine Ndugulile the children were kidnapped in December from Njombe a southwest district in Tanzania. Children as young as seven were kidnapped from their homes.
The bodies were found last week when the police conducted a search operation in the area. "So far, we have found 10 bodies, and most of their private parts and teeth had been removed," Ndugulile said.
"So far, we have found 10 bodies, and most of their private parts and teeth had been removed," Ndugulile said. "These murders are linked to witchcraft practices because that is the trend for such crimes, where herbalists ask people to get these human parts for money rituals," he added.
Parents of the community had reported many children missing since December, the health minister informed. "We want to identify the perpetrators, but our focus is to educate the traditional practitioners in the area quickly and those in surrounding communities on the need to stop these acts," Ndugulile told CNN.
The minister also said that these murders are not linked with the albino murders that are prevalent in the country. Tanzania has a high rate of albinism in the world. At least, one in 1,500 people is said to be an albino in Tanzania.
