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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Two police officers recently descended a flight of stairs in terror at Iminyela Flats in Iminyela suburb at the home of a traditional healer after an eerie voice thundered in their ears.<\/p>\n

The two Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers had been sent to arrest the traditional healer, Thamsanqa Mutisi (35), for allegedly cultivating marijuana in his backyard garden.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred at the crack of dawn on 6 January 2023.<\/p>\n

It is alleged that when the two detectives approached the witch doctor, there was a misunderstanding between the two parties.<\/p>\n

The cops demanded that Mutisi should accompany them to the police station and he felt disrespected.<\/p>\n

A neighbour who had been awoken by the noise told B-Metro that she witnessed the incident through a partially open door. She said:<\/p>\n

Suddenly, Ukhulu (as Mutisi is popularly known) appeared to have gone into a trance.<\/p>\n

His ancestors spoke through him in a deep rumbling voice that scared the pants off the policemen.<\/p>\n

He waved his rod at them and the guttural voice told them lightning would strike them dead on the spot if they continued harassing Ukhulu.<\/p>\n

The witness claimed that the police officers took to their heels and descended the stairs with haste. She said:<\/p>\n

Like deflating balloons, they repeatedly bumped into each other in random and uncoordinated movement in a desperate attempt to get to the door.<\/p>\n

With eyes popping in fear the cops squeezed through the door and flew down the steps.<\/p>\n

I could hear them screaming piercingly as they shot down the stairs behind me. It is a miracle they did not fall down and get badly injured.<\/p>\n

Once outside, they streaked away in different directions, probably to regroup at the police station after getting over the shock.<\/p>\n

After a few hours, several police officers came to the traditional healer\u2019s flat. Said another neighbour:<\/p>\n

The new squad humbled themselves and respectfully asked Ukhulu for permission to arrest him.<\/p>\n

He forwarded their request to his ancestral spirits, who granted the request.<\/p>\n

It is further alleged that Mutisi then led the cops to three marijuana plants which were well maintained and measured 20 centimetres, 35 centimetres and 90 centimetres, respectively, in his garden.<\/p>\n

The detectives uprooted the plants and took them to CID Drugs and Narcotics and took Mutisi to Western Commonage Police Station.<\/p>\n

Mutisi appeared before Western Commonage Court resident magistrate shepherd Mnjanja facing a charge of planting dagga.<\/p>\n

He pleaded guilty to the charge but said the plants belonged to his ancestors who had instructed him to grow them for healing purposes.<\/p>\n

Mutasa, who is being represented by Tinashe Dzipe of Morris Davies and Co Law firm, was remanded out of custody to 18 January 2023 on $30 000 bail.<\/p>\n

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