: Traditional Healer Busted in Nyasa District.
Nyasa District, Tanzania – A traditional healer locally known as Askofu has been arrested in Nyasa District by authorities for spreading dangerous propaganda among fisheries. Peres Magiri, the District commissioner revealed that Askofu was nabbed in Mbambabay by the defense and security committee.
Some of the allegations facing Askofu include that of deceiving women fishermen on lake nyasa by means of selling them medicinal herbs and bogus benefits of such herbs. The healer claimed that sex in water helps to avoid HIV and prevents curses apart from making the fisher’s luck better. This type of treacherous advice has resulted into an alarming increase of sexually transmitted diseases, especially HIV among the fisheman community.
Nyasa District residents who have been worried about why Askofu disseminated such life-threatening incorrect information can breathe a sigh of relief following his arrest. The district commissioner has reminded the public on the need to obtain proper facts surrounding health issues from the relevant persons such as health workers. He has further urged the public to be on the lookout and report any suspicious activities to the relevant bodies in the country.
Given the ongoing investigation surrounding the activities of Askofu, it is anticipated that this incident will act as a lesson on the distric.
