| One hacked to death in male circumcision confrontation | Send to a friend |
| Monday, 30 January 2012 22:11 |
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The Citizen Bureau Chief Arusha. One person was hacked to death here on Sunday and scores injured in clashes linked to spirited campaigns by traditionalists against male circumcision in hospitals.Already six people have been arrested and are being interrogated by the police over the killing which took place at around 3:30 pm on the material day at Enaboishu village near the city. The regional police commander Thobias Andengenye said the clashes started when about 100 young men from the Maasai and Waarusha community stormed the residence of one person identified as Saiboku Milanyi (48). The elder was reportedly being harrassed for his preferrence to take members of his family to medical facilities for circumcision rather than leaving the job to be carried out by traditional surgeons. The RPC said one of the 100-plus morans which had invaded the 'boma' of the security guard lost life when he was stabbed to death allegedly by one of the family members as the two sides fought. He was identified as George Sengeu, 25, a resident of Kivululu village which is close to the scene of crime. Those injured included Mr Milanyi himself, Alphas Samwel, 28, and Geoffrey Saidi, 21. The latter is a Form IV student at Engoitoto Secondary School which is located in the vicinity. The regional police boss declined to reveal the names of the six suspects who are being held in connection with the bloody incident. He added that they have launched intensive investigation to establish the cause of the clashes, the fatal one since a campaign agitated by morans against circumcision in hospitals started late last year."We are trying to find out the root cause of the incident and establish who is to blame for the death and injuries", he said, denying that the police have been too slow to apprehend the culprits. He pleaded to the diehard traditionalists in the Maasai and Waarusha communities not to take law in their hands by punishing fellow tribesmen who do not hire traditional surgeons to circumcise their men and instead took them to hospitals. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites           |
