By Staff Reporter
A SELF-STYLED Mutare prophet was arrested Saturday in Marondera after he was found in possession of a Rinkal Cobra by police.
According to Information Ministry secretary Nick Mangwana, Maxwell Muguta (28) told police Central Intelligence Department (CID) officers that he had paid US$70 for the serpent in Seke to use it for ritual purposes.
“Madzibaba Maxwell Muguta of Mutare was arrested by CID Marondera after being found in possession of a Rinkal Cobra. He says he had bought it for US$70 from a traditional healer from Seke intending to use it for ritual purposes,” Mangwana confirmed.
Muguta is expected to appear in court at the Marondera Magistrates’ Court this Monday and the cobra has since been left in the custody of Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management (ZimParks) officers.