A renowned prophet in Zaka was hit by an angry goblin when he was overpowered and almost killed by the mysterious creature that he was trying to remove from a home in the same district last week.
His customer, Rupudzi Mavhene whose home was haunted by goblins, thought Madzibaba Farai from Bvukururu was dead after he collapsed and remained motionless for several hours.
The homeowner Mavhene who had invited the prophet to cleanse the homestead from the evil creatures, rushed and made a police report, and the cops were also quick to respond to the call, but only to find the dead man “sent back from heaven”, perhaps to finish off what he had started.
The officers had to return with their silver coffin empty, as Madzibaba Farai reportedly “rose from the dead” as the Police arrived at the homestead with a coffin to collect his body.
The incident, which took place at Zivavose Village under Chief Ndanga in Zaka, drew a lot of attention from neighbouring districts of Gutu and Bikita, as village heads and Chiefs thronged the Ndanga village to get first-hand information.
Efforts to get a comment from the police were delayed, by the time of going to press, as the press and liaison office kept promising to come back with the comment, soon after official communication from the district police office.
Paul Chimedza who is Chief Ndanga confirmed the incident to ZimEye.com saying Mavhene rushed to make a police report at Ndanga Base and Police brought in a coffin but Madzibaba gained his consciousness just before he was ferried to the mortuary.
“The Mavhene family wanted to remove the mysterious object which they thought was a goblin so they hired the prophet from Bvukururu to assist them with holly spirit powers.
According to Mavhene, the cleansing started at the garden before the prophet who was now in spirits on top of a kitchen, caught a mouse and fell on the ground.
He was demanding blood and he hurriedly killed two hens sucking blood from their necks, before going into a coma.