"Daughter-in-law’s Goblins Cleverer Than Dad’s Own"
A man from Nyanga, Manicaland Province, has accused his daughter-in-law of bringing into his family powerful goblins that have outmanoeuvred his own.
The daughter-in-law, Ever Chifumbu’s alleged goblins are said to have also “locked” Collin Mushonga’s manhood, making him unable to be intimate with his second wife.
Collin’s father, Martin Mushonga of Chitepo Village, made the claims during a hearing at Acting Chief Saunyama’s court recently.
The Mushongas were seeking Chifumbu’s eviction from the homestead but she is refusing to go, saying she contributed to the building of the home.
Collin told the court that he has been suffering from erectile disfunction ever since he married his second wife in 2020 and he accuses his estranged wife of causing his condition.
He claimed that several traditional healers told him that his problems will be over if Chifumbu is evicted from the Mushonga homestead. Said Collins:
I am suffering day and night and I want her (Chifumbu) nowhere near my homestead. She dabbles in black magic and her goblins have locked my manhood.
I have become impotent ever since this woman declared that I will never be intimate with anyone else besides her.
Imagine marrying a new wife, and after paying lobola, only to realise that you are useless in bed on your first night with her. That is my situation.
Ever since I married my second wife in 2020, I have never been intimate with her because Chifumbu swore that I will only be intimate with her.
Also addressing the court, Collin’s father said his daughter-in-law’s goblins were outsmarting his own and they cannot have the two sets of goblins competing against each other. He said:
Do not be economic with words Collin, tell them like it is. Her goblins are wreaking havoc at my homestead.
They are outsmarting our own goblins. We want her gone. We cannot have goblins from two different families at our homestead.
She should leave so that our family goblins can enjoy a free reign. My son should be able to start a new family.
Collin and Chifumbu had been married for 20 years before he married another wife.
In response, Chifumbu denied ever owning the alleged goblins. She said she had every right to continue staying at the homestead as she contributed to its development. She said:
He (Collin) went away for years and I maintained the homestead. I even made some developments during his absence. I cannot pack my bags for him to stay with his new wife.
In fact, his father has already allocated him a new stand where he is already building with his new wife.
He should stay there and let me stay at the old homestead peacefully.
Acting Chief Saunyama adjourned the matter to 28 January (last Friday) to allow the family to consult more traditional healers on the issues. He said:
We will only deal with the eviction matter after the manhood issue has been dealt with.