'The crowd shouted we had stolen someone's genitals' - BBC Africa

The belief that someone can steal another person’s genitals is rooted in old fears and superstitions. But social media has fuelled these recent rumours, helping to spread them across borders. A BBC team got access to a victim of violence called Boniface in remote Tanzania. He was having lunch in a restaurant with a friend when an angry crowd dragged them out. When he regained consciousness in hospital after a severe beating, doctors told him his friend had died. In Mozambique, the worst country affected, authorities have recorded more than 50 people killed. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/