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Burial Abandoned as Hyenas Storm Into Grave
20 January 2015
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Over the weekend, mourners in Mhondoro district of Mashonaland East province were forced to run for their dear lives, during Gogo Chihera’s burial, as big cats, two baboon like animals and four hyenas rushed into the grave of the late grandmother.
Witnesses who include the village head Bobias Jonhera, described the circumstances that took place when the coffin of the late 89 year old grandmother of 11 was being lowered into her final resting place as unfortunate.
“I thought these kind of events were only found in Zaka and Gokwe, but I am at a loss of words as how to describe this and for the first time in my village, this is happening. I saw the size of a cat that I never saw since I was born,” said village head Jonhera.
Pallbearers also ran and left the coffin landing in the grave as they were terrified by the appearance of wild animals during the burial process. The animals are said to have disappeared inside the grave after jumping in forcing close relatives to finalise the burial.
Gogo Chihera’s 42 year old granddaughter Sally Nyamupambiwa told ZimEye.com that her grandmother was looking after these peculiar creatures and she also used to see her feeding baboons and big cats at one of their maize fields. “Gogo Chihera whose real name is Pamhayi Jamhu is my grandmother and all those animals that caused discomfort to mourners were her pets.
She liked them so much that everyone in our family is aware of the existence of these pets and that she used to feed them at night and in the early hours everyday,” she said with confidence.
Gogo Chihera died in Kadoma after a long illness and her body was taken to Mhondoro for burial where the drama took place during her burial. The Jonhera villagers were left wondering and tongue tight by the incident at the burial.
According to Pastor Xavier Muguti who was at the funeral, he also described the incident as shocking a nd unbelievable. “I tell you what I saw with my own eyes was just unbelievable. I saw the baboons and the cats jumping into the grave. This needed a novelist and a photographer to describe what I saw as I am failing to narrate it and also those who were there could not believe it as they were perturbed,” said Pastor Maguti.
However, Gogo Chihera was laid to rest after her granddaughter Nyamupambiwa knelt at the grave performing some rituals and shouting on top of her voice, “Enda ne zvinhu zvako Chihera, tora zvese uende nazvo kunyika dzimu isusu hatingazvigoni,” literally meaning that the late old woman must go with her pets spiritually, as no one is able to look after them.
Efforts were made to find out what happened to these animals after they entered the grave, but it was not clear as relatives and other mourners could not shed more light besides saying the animals disappeared.
 

18 Replies to “Burial Abandoned as Hyenas Storm Into Grave”

  1. Why did no one take a pic…..remember Grace has two weeks to live nhema. …

  2. Do you people know that a grave is a rarity in Gokwe.. but Mhondoro every churu a dozen graves. Tokoloshis and other witching artefacts zvino opareta kunana Mhondoro

  3. Plz Mr reporter the author of Mapere panhamo story in Mhondoro, may you furnish us with the Chief of the Area where the story took place, again point of correction, Mhondoro is not in Mash East but in Mash West. Give us enough information plz.

  4. Plz Mr reporter the author of Mapere panhamo story in Mhondoro, may you furnish us with the Chief of the Area where the story took place, again point of correction, Mhondoro is not in Mash East but in Mash West. Give us enough information plz.

  8. No jokes, kanga kakapenga kambuya aka nhaika. Ukachizoti utsvage kuti nhuri iikuitei ndopaunonzwa kuchinzi vamwe mapenzi vamwe vakarovera Joni vamwe marombe anoswerotevedzana nendari muraini vamwe vari kujeri haaa zvakaoma.

  9. No jokes, kanga kakapenga kambuya aka nhaika. Ukachizoti utsvage kuti nhuri iikuitei ndopaunonzwa kuchinzi vamwe mapenzi vamwe vakarovera Joni vamwe marombe anoswerotevedzana nendari muraini vamwe vari kujeri haaa zvakaoma.

  14. Witchcraft does exist for sure and her relatives actually confirmed the existence of these animals way before their granny passed on. In our African tradition or African folk tales a hyena is an animal associated with witchcraft, so I don’t have any doubts in my mind that this woman was a senior practitioner of this trade.

  15. Witchcraft does exist for sure and her relatives actually confirmed the existence of these animals way before their granny passed on. In our African tradition or African folk tales a hyena is an animal associated with witchcraft, so I don’t have any doubts in my mind that this woman was a senior practitioner of this trade.

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