In his birthday speech, Mugabe claimed that former Vice-President Joice Mujuru roped in two Nigerian witches in an attempt to kill him and other top party officials she allegedly viewed as a hindrance to her political ascendancy.<\/p>\n
Mugabe claimed that 10 chickens were slaughtered, each representing the person who Mujuru wanted to have killed, starting with him, his wife Grace, Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo, among others.<\/p>\n
The chickens, according to Mugabe, were beheaded to symbolise the death of Mujuru\u2019s perceived detractors. He also made sensational claims that Mujuru performed the alleged rituals while naked. Mugabe claimed that Mujuru later took the sangomas to her Beatrice farm and slaughtered five sheep as part of the rituals.<\/p>\n
Late last year, Mugabe also claimed his former Labour minister Nicholas Goche went to Israel to hire hitmen to assassinate him.
\nMeanwhile, lawyer and political activist Jacob Mafume yesterday said it was possible for Mujuru to sue Mugabe under the Suppression of Witchcraft Act.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is defamatory and abuse of State intelligence and his privileged position to give wild allegations a semblance of dignity. He has used the thin excuse that he presides over State intelligence to give credence to blatant lies which appear to be products of his favourite Nigerian movie,\u201d Mafume said…<\/p>\n