Killers Jailed for Murdering Burundi Albinos, Selling Body Parts

From Al Jazeera:Five men have been jailed in Burundi for murdering African albinos and selling their body parts to witch doctors. Suggested Reading Black Musicians Who Were Targeted By The FBI and Other Law Enforcement The Best, Black TV Shows, Movies on Prime Video Happy Father’s Day: 15 Terrible Dads Video will return here when…

From Al Jazeera:

Five men have been jailed in Burundi for murdering African albinos and selling their body parts to witch doctors.

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The leader of the gang was jailed for life atΒ a court in Burundi's eastern Ruyigi province on Thursday after being found guilty of planning and carrying out the killings.

Four others wereΒ sentenced to between seven andΒ 15 years in prison for attempted murder and kidnappping.

"There is one who was found guilty of planning and executing the crime, the three others attempted to kill and kidnap a woman and a child," Dodolin Nahamasabo, the head of the court, told the Reuters news agency.

"Another oneΒ was condemned for mutilation and participation in the association of criminals … We decided to release three of them because we didn't find enough evidence," Nahamasabo said."

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The Buzz does not want any luck Burundi witch doctors are sellling. It's not a xenophobic thing; we're just not into it.

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