This archive report was first published on 18 June 2020.
It's been three years since my 13-year-old son went missing after failing to return home from school in 2017. The police report we filed that morning was met with promises of action, but as the days turned into weeks, and the weeks into months, we were left with nothing but uncertainty.
My husband and I scoured the neighborhood, visiting friends, relatives, and even his classmates, but every lead ended in a dead-end. We plastered the area with fliers and even took to the radio to appeal for information, but it seemed like a never-ending cycle of hope and despair.
It was then that my husband suggested we seek the help of a traditional herbalist, who had a reputation for solving seemingly impossible cases. We were given the contact information of Doctor Mugwenu, a man who claimed to possess the power to track down missing persons using his spell-casting abilities.
With a mix of skepticism and desperation, we contacted Doctor Mugwenu and arranged a meeting. He took the few toys we had brought with us and performed a tracking spell, which revealed the location of my son. We were overjoyed and immediately set out to retrieve him, accompanied by two police officers.
After a long and arduous journey, we finally found my son in Malava, where he had been kept for three years. The people responsible for his disappearance were taken into custody, and we were finally reunited with our child.
Doctor Mugwenu's spell-casting powers, he claims, work within 24 hours. He offers a range of services, including helping individuals get rich, protecting families' property, and even healing diseases such as typhoid and syphilis.