Case: GG-2026-153
Status: Historic
Documentation rating: A
Location: Tanzania, Africa
The Popobawa Panic of 1995 was a widespread episode of fear and reported supernatural assault that began on Pemba Island in Zanzibar and later spread to Unguja, Zanzibar Town, and parts of the East African mainland coast. Beginning in February 1995, residents reported nighttime attacks by a shape-shifting spirit known as Popobawa, a Swahili name generally translated as “bat-wing.” Accounts included sensations of chest pressure, paralysis or inability to speak, physical assault, and in some reports sexual assault. Fear of the entity caused families and communities to sleep outdoors in groups ar…
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