Africa’s a fun place...
A 28-year-old man accused of stealing a man’s penis through sorcery has been beaten to death in the West African country of Gambia, police say.
Well, what did he expect for Johnson theft?
A police spokesman told Reuters on Thursday that Baba Jallow was lynched by about 10 people in the town of Serekunda, some nine miles from the capital Banjul.
Baba Jallow... penis snatcher. His parents must be so proud.
Reports of penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa, with purported victims claiming that alleged sorcerers simply touched them to make their genitals shrink or disappear in order to extort cash in the promise of a cure.
Sounds like a variation of the "I got your nose" trick. I can’t wait to get the scam letters...
The police spokesman said many men in Serekunda were now afraid to shake hands, and he urged people not to believe reports of "vanishing" genitals. Belief in sorcery is widespread in West Africa.
Shake? Hey! Look what I got!
Seven alleged penis snatchers were beaten to death by angry mobs in Ghana in 1997.
Doesn’t sound like a growth industry. Wait, let me rephrase that.. |