An area believed to be a sorcery site has been found in Shaviyani Atoll Kanditheemu, raising the islanders’ level of speculation of sorcery practices.
Kanditheemu Island Council has told local media that an old man found a suspect area on the island jungle’s south side.
Council officials confirmed that the area had been found, but said no official report had been made to the council.
Officials noted that curious islanders found flowers supposedly used to cast spells at the site.
Although the council maintained that fear of sorcery was not a serious issue on the island, it noted that a Facebook group alleging that six people had had spells cast on them had been created to counter the spread of sorcery, local media reports.
