Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Penis Theft Panic Hits Congo

Better keep an eye out on those sorcerers, they might steal or shrink "your personal" stuff.

Yahoo
Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men's penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft.

Reports of so-called penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa, where belief in traditional religions and witchcraft remains widespread, and where ritual killings to obtain blood or body parts still occur.

Rumours of penis theft began circulating last week in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo's sprawling capital of some 8 million inhabitants. They quickly dominated radio call-in shows, with listeners advised to beware of fellow passengers in communal taxis wearing gold rings.


Oh, and watch out for those "gold rings" too. Sure sign of a penis thief?!?

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