Police in Mozambique have detained two men for allegedly attempting to sell three albino infants.
According to reports, the father of the kids is one of the suspects.
According to reports, three children were trafficked by their own father.
The kids range in age from nine to sixteen.
The men were trying to sell the kids for witchcraft, according to the police.
The men maintained their denial of the accusations after their arrests.
Feliciano da Camara, a spokesman for the Mozambican police, claimed that after receiving a tip, investigators tracked down the males.
Allegedly, the children were going to be sold for roughly R670 000.
The men allegedly intended to traffic the kids to Malawi, according to Da Camara. According to IOL, the children were to be sold there for about R670 000.
Concern is raised about the murders of people who have albinism (PWA) in nations including Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
Many people with albinism are pursued for their body parts since it is thought that these body parts can be used in witchcraft in some regions of the aforementioned countries.
What is albinism.
It is possible to think of albinism as an inherited genetic disorder.
The condition causes a person’s skin, hair, or eyes to produce less melanin pigment.
According to the National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation, the illness affects people of various racial and ethnic backgrounds worldwide.
What purposes do albino people’s physical parts serve?
The LA Times reported in 2017 that albino people’s body parts are frequently used in witchcraft ceremonies.
The belief that their body parts can bring wealth, prosperity, power, or sexual conquest is a prevalent superstition.
The article mentioned how vulnerable youngsters with the disease are.
The bodies of people with albinism who have been abducted are frequently discovered without their hands, feet, skin, eyes, hair, genitals, or breasts, depending on the spells that are to be done.
A United Nations intervention was triggered by the danger and dread these superstitions engendered.
The organisation is now moving families of Malawian albinos to other nations, such as Canada.