Satan is behind certain crimes in South Africa, North West human settlements and public safety MEC Nono Maloyi said at a ceremony for two crime victims at the weekend.

“Satan has declared war on the people of South Africa, North West province and Coligny,” he said at the reburial of the remains of Reverend Elias Maretlwa and his daughter Leki, at Tlhabologang sports ground outside Coligny, on Saturday.

The daughter, 23, and father, 61, were murdered, allegedly by his wife, and then buried in the bedroom of the family home.

“Satanism is the only wicked force that leads wives to kill their husbands and children, and for men to rape their own children,” Maloyi told the approximately 400 mourners at the ceremony, according to a statement from her office issued on Sunday.

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