This title, only my imaginary fabrication, might have appeared in any of Ugandan local newspapers in order to attract the clients for witch-doctors who help people to gain the hidden treasures, appeasing the supernatural beings. Sacrificing a child is the easy way they recommend to get rich quickly. Recent investigation of BBC about the rising number of child sacrifice in Uganda, startled the conscience of entire humanity, blurring the terrible scenes that only seen in horror movies and detective novels.
Practicing this barbaric and inhuman ritual even in this 21st century, Uganda, also known as the "Pearl of Africa", stains facade of the entire African culture in front of the world. Growing greed of people, to get rich quickly, is the main temptation to forget their humanity for a while. A lot of children are said to be missing and there's no trace of many of them. Some of the discovered bodies were beheaded and some others were amputated. Witch-doctors take the spirit of internal organs like heart, liver and kidneys, and they use it to appease their respective supernatural beings.
BBC team say, it was a former witch-doctor, Polino Angela, now turned a 'Stop child sacrifice' campaigner, who helped them to find out the shocking truth behind these events. He confessed that he himself participated 70 such incidents in one of which he killed his own only son, deceiving his wife. He claims that now he is a full-time campaigner against this evil ritual and that will help him to get exonerated by the authorities.
However, we would be amazed, what kinds of diversified events are happening in the world. Being Indians, we can be relieved in some ways, that we have not been facing such barbaric stupidities. Nevertheless, we have to take measures to wipe off our comparatively smaller superstitious practices from our dignified society.
Let us think again before we take pride in the matter.I found a news item recently stating that a Jawan sacrificed his son. I did not go in to its details.
ReplyDeleteIgnorance,lack of education are the reasons behind such medieval practices.
The post might help spread awareness.
Hi Shukoor,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. This was really very shocking.
We say that we live in a developed country/world, but similar to your post, I have also heard that in places like Taiwan people eat newborn babies who are thrown away by their parents immediately after birth...(I heard this news about an year ago)
This post, in my view not only brings into notice a malpractice from an African country, but also it makes me think of our own transformation into a more selfish society. For example, we may not have yet started to sacrifice our on kids to get rich quick. But i often read in the newspapers cases of parents selling their children for money in india, even in kerala. rational or superstitious, the motive is the same, quick money, or sheer helplessness. when the culture of consumerism makes us forget the ethics, this what happens. nice writing shukoor.
ReplyDeleteWE IN THIS COUNTRY{USA}SACRAFICE 3800 CHILDREN A DAY,ON ALTERS OF SELFISHNESS CALLED ABORTION TABLES<AND MOST OF THEM ARE MURDERD FOR CONVENIANCE,AND THE ABILITY TO DO IT AGAIN,AND GO TO WORK AND GET RICH AT LEAST RICH BY AFRICAN STANDARDS.WE ARE JUST AS BRUETAL IF NOT MORE THAN THE AFRICANS I MEAN WE TEAR THE CHILD UP PARTS AT A TIME A HAND A LEG THEN THEY CRUSH THE HEAD1I SAY WE DO THIS AND HERES WHY IN A MURDER TRIAL THE MAN WHO YAKES OUT THE HIT AND PAYS FOR IT IS ALWAYS MORE GUILT THEN THE GUNMAN OR HIRED MAN AND US TAX PAYERS ARE FUNDING THIS GENOCIDE.THANKS FOR LISTENING
DeleteThanks VMS. As you said, Ignorance,lack of education are the reasons behind such medieval practices.
ReplyDeleteI hope your co-operation ahead.
Cynosure, Thanks. Different contries, different cultures. Many of their rituals are superstitious based.
Salam bai, of course it is... growing greed everywhere making us blind. thanks.
Hai, shocking but good to know, its always better be aware what's happening around!
ReplyDeleteWell, its been happening across, an din some rural areas of India, we cant speak it out what happens.. infants are left just like that, how come the mother heart dies at times!
Its really shocking.. :(
ReplyDeletethe title itself is so shocking & to think that this happens so commonly in Uganda - it is unsettling
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog and for the kind words. Your posts are thought provoking. Talking about such things and creating awareness is probably the only way to stop such things from happening.
ReplyDeleteBeing Pramoda, Lipi, Sujatha Sathya, Suchismitha....
ReplyDeleteThanks for the read and comment.
It happens not only in Uganda. Some cases are reported even in India also.
ReplyDeleteGood post.
ReplyDeleteYes Shameer. I didn't notice such events in India yet. If you know, please share with us also.
ReplyDeleteThank you Musheer.
nice title
ReplyDeletethis happens in India also.
lack of proper education and punishments gives rise to this kind of murders to make money.
You have raised a very strong issue here, Shukkoor. Such sacrifices do happen in rural India, mainly due to ignorance and lack of education. May be it will take a generation to ward off this evil... Nice blog you've got here. Thanks for your comment in my blog. Following soliloquy!
ReplyDeleteThanks SM for the read and comment.
ReplyDelete@Cloud Nine, Thanks for letting me know about this sacrifice that happen in rural India also.
Both of you are welcome to Soliloquy. Expecting further co-operations ahead.
Dear Shukoor,
ReplyDeleteWide and free education will lead to the eradication of such cruel practices!
Awareness....! A must!Let us do our share through our posts!
Good effort!Congrats!
Sasneham,
Anu