Business in the market stopped on Sunday, November 6 in the evening, after suspects presented themselves to police officers while dragging the allegedly stolen cow.
Behind them there was a crowd of angry residents who were breathing fire wanting to burn the thieves.
A group of bees was also stuck on the hand of one of the suspects.
At the Junction Police Station, the police had a difficult time controlling the crowd that gathered to witness the rare event.
Suspected cattle thieves allegedly surrender themselves at Makutano Police Station, Mbeere South, with bees on their palms before a witchdoctor ‘exorcises’ them. pic.twitter.com/xHRSTyP0Bd
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It is reported that the woman who owns the cow, Lilian Waithera, sought the help of a witch Doctor after reporting the incident to the police station to find her cow.
“When my cow was stolen, I made a report at the police station but later I went to a doctor. He gave me the medicine I applied to the cowshed earlier and told me to wait. Now it has helped me,” said Waithera.
The healer made the thieves drink herbs and soon the bees disappeared.
The two were then taken to Makutano Police Station to wait for a way forward as the owner says she has no plans to file any theft charges against them.
Confirming the incident, a police officer who was allowed to speak to journalists, said the suspects are being detained to help in the investigation.
“This is a very strange thing, but now that we have suspects in our cell, the law will take its course,” said the officer.
People, however, were not convinced and believed that the power of the ‘traditional healer’ was done and that the whole thing was just stage managed to deceive desperate people in wanting to work with him.
Defending their reasons, many believe the ‘thief’ had Queen B that made the whole group of bees follow him.
