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Popobawa. Tanzania

ID #1622059787
Added Wed, 26/05/2021
Author July N.
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Initial data

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Incident date: 
07.2001
Location: 
остров Пемба
Tanzania

Reportedly, a strange creature, which the locals called Popobawa, attacked several men while they were sleeping. The creature was described as a wharf cyclops with bat-like wings and ears and sharp claws. Apparently, he has a nasty habit of raping men while they sleep in their beds.

The presence of an often invisible creature can be identified by an acrid smell or a puff of smoke. Sometimes it is reported that he is invisible to all but the frightened victim. It is believed that during the day it takes on a human form, but with pointed fingers.

Original news

Date:  July 2001
Location:
Time: night
Summary: A bizarre creature, called the Popobawa by locals, reportedly attacked several men as they slept. The creature was described as a Cyclops wharf with bat-like wings and ears, and sharp talons. It apparently has a nasty habit of sodomizing men while they sleep in their beds. The presence of the often-invisible creature can be detected by an acrid smell or a puff of smoke. Sometimes it is reportedly invisible to everyone except the terrified victim. It is believed to take human form by day, but with pointed fingers.
Source:  Davy Russell

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Popobawa is the name of an evil spirit that is believed to have first appeared on the Tanzanian island Pemba. In 1995, it became the center of a major outbreak of mass hysteria or panic that spread from Pemba to Unguja, the main island The Zanzibar Archipelago, and to Dar es Salaam and other urban centers on the East African coast.

If the locals gave the name to this creature, then we can assume that it occurs on a Tanzanian island Pemba, although the year is not the same, but it may be a relapse of attacks.

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