Teacher living with disability badly burnt by family over witchcraft claims
18th February, 2021
A 33-year-old ECDE teacher is recuperating at Embu level five-teaching and referral hospital with serious burns sustained after an attack by family members on allegations of witchcraft. Peter Nyaga Ivara an ECD teacher at Gatete Primary School in Mbeere South Sub County of Embu County says his two nephews wrestled him down before dragging him to their homestead where they set him ablaze. Speaking from his hospital bed where he is confined, Nyaga says a woman passing by pleaded with the two men not to harm him an action he says saved his life as they seemed to have ulterior motive with the rope and in the bushes. It upon reaching home that Nyaga says his stepbrothers and sisters attacked him accusing him of being a witch and possessing evil spirits.Nyaga adds the niece destroyed his phone and set it ablaze He says the family has a long conflict that forced his Mum to relocate to another location but Nyaga has to pass near the Stepmothers home area on his way to school. He says the conflict stated in 2019 when one of the stepsisters was involved in an accident before attacking his mother and accusing him (Nyaga) of witchcraft, case was reported to police and referred back for resolution at the family level. While claiming his life is in danger Nyaga now calls for the police to expeditiously bring his attackers to book and let the law take its course. He is also appealing to the County government to consider transferring him to a school that is far from his stepmothers’ homestead. Gregory Mutiso the Sub County Police Commander Mbeere South said police are investigating the matter.
