Another body recovered in sorcery-related fighting in Yonki
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Another body recovered in sorcery-related fighting in Yonki
PORT MORESBY: Police have recovered the body of one of the men who
died on Jan 9 after a sorcery-related fighting erupted between the Akai and
Kamano people in Kainantu’s Yonki.
The body was found floating in a dam on Thursday (Jan
13, 2022) morning.
Details of the news break were reported by The National:
Police
recover body
January 14, 2022The
NationalMain Stories
By MIRIAM ZARRIGA
POLICE in Eastern Highlands say they have recovered the body of one of the men
who died last Sunday after fighting erupted between the Akai and Kamano people
in Yonki, Kainantu.
The body was found floating in the Yonki dam yesterday morning.
Police commander Chief Superintendent Michael Welly told The National that
the man is believed to be from Kurufi village.
“The deceased was found afloat at about 8am last Thursday morning at the Yonki
dam, a church group and police are now searching for another three who were
believed to have drowned as well,” he said.
The death toll is now at 10, including the initial death of a teacher allegedly
through sorcery that started the fighting, and his brother who was found dead
last week.
Welly, fed up with killings related to sorcery accusation, is urging the
Government to address the issue.
“I am calling on the Government to address sorcery, it is becoming norm now
that whenever a death occurs, it is blamed on sorcery, and it has to stop,” he
said.
“Innocent people are being accused and killed, something has to be done to stop
this unlawful killings blamed on sorcery.”
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