ZiMBABWE – Here is a story of a teenage girl who was allegedly possessed with an evil spirit has been plunged into deeper trouble after a self-proclaimed prophet reportedly s.e.xually attacked her before assigning a tortoise to suck her bre@st.

Thulani Sibanda said the self-proclaimed prophet only known as Madzibaba Sadza visited the minor’s granny in Nyanga to exorcise her homestead.

“After exorcising the homestead Madzibaba Sadza convinced the granny that he could secure a job for her 17-year-old granddaughter. The granny agreed and he left with the minor to Nkayi to conduct another exorcism,” said a resident.

Sibanda went on to expose the s.e.x offender’s shenanigans. “On 12 December 2020 at around 4.30am, after a healing session he ordered his aide known as Madzibaba Mthembo to take the minor to a secluded room which was about 200 metres away from his bedroom hut. The unsuspecting minor went there. He (Madzibaba Sadza) followed them with a packet of chips and gave it to the minor. Madzibaba Mthembo left them in the room.

Madzibaba Sadza undressed and remained n@ked. He ordered the minor to undress. The minor initially refused but he threatened to stab her with a knife. The teenager unwillingly took off her clothes and he licked her private parts before r@ping her,” said Sibanda.

He added: “He s.e.xually attacked the minor once again at around midday and once the following morning. He gave her a tortoise and said she should allow it to suck her bre@st so that she would make money. The minor said the tortoise sucked her during the night.”

On 13 December 2020 they left Nkayi for Bulawayo. “They arrived at his lodgings in Pelandaba suburb and put up at his rented room where during the night he r@ped her and let his tortoise suck her bre@st and insisted that she must let it suck her and when they go to South Africa she would secure a well-paying job and get rich instantly,” said Sibanda.

The minor managed to escape after Madzibaba Sadza went to take a bath. She narrated her ordeal to a neighbour who informed other residents. “Unfortunately when we went to apprehend Madzibaba Sadza we found that he had fled. We then took the minor to Western Commonage police station and made a report,” said another resident who only identified herself as Khethiwe.

Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube said: “We are investigating a case of rap_e where a self-proclaimed prophet allegedly rap_ed a minor several times and also assigned his tortoise to suck the minor’s brea_st for ritual purposes.

He added: “We are appealing to members of the public to seek understanding of how God’s services are done or provided. Normal and genuine services and prayers are conducted in church.” Insp Ncube appealed for information that may lead to the arrest of the Madzibaba Sadza who is on the run.