Tanzania, April 10 -- Mwanza. Police in Mwanza are holding two youths on allegations of spreading false information that their genitals had been stolen, sparking panic in the community.

Mwanza Regional Police Commander, Mr Wilibrod Mutafungwa, told journalists on Wednesday, April 9, 2026, that the suspects are Ambrose Msafiri (18), a businessman and resident of Nyang'homango Village in Misungwi District, and Emmanuel Kagero (18), a security guard with WILDAN and a resident of Mji Mwema in Ilemela District.

According to Mr Mutafungwa, on April 6, 2026, at around 8pm in Kaseni hamlet, Nyang'homango Village, Misungwi District, Msafiri reported to Misungwi Police Station by phone that he had been touched on the shoulder by a man identified ...