Correspondent|The family of the late MDC Bulawayo Ward 28 Councillor Hapson Ncube has been arrested on allegations accusing former councillor Collet Ndlovu of witchcrafty.

The family claimed Ndlovu as being the one behind the death of their son.

A source close to the development revealed that the arrest was effected on Thursday.

“Former ward councillor Collet Ndlovu reported the late Happy’s mother and his two siblings for bringing a corpse to his business compound and accusing him of killing their son.” Said the source.

“As you are aware that on Wednesday during the funeral procession mourners were singing anti-Collet songs and claiming that he bewitched Happy. Throughout the funeral speeches that were made suggested that Collet killed Happy. This did not go down with him and he reported the matter to the police. As I speak to you now, the mother and the two siblings have been arrested under the Witchcraft suppression Act.”

On Thursday state media reported that MDC suporters sang songs at the business premises in Cowdray Park suggesting that Happy, who died on Sunday was killed through witchcraft.

They passed through the business premises enroute to Bulawayo Amphitheatre where a service was held before burial at Lady Stanley Cemetery.
The crowd chanted slogans denigrating Mr Ndlovu, saying “Phansi ngo Collet, phansi (down with Collet)” before breaking into song, “Ndiwe wakauraya pahukama, hazvina mhosva pahukama.”