In the early 1980s, residents of Xamshiko, Botswana met with their leaders and police officials at the Kgotla (Setswana word for court) to discuss the case of Gaone, a missing girl whose case was dismissed after her files disappeared. The case was of great concern to the residents because, allegedly, top officials in the village were responsible for a recent upsurge in ritualistic killings in the area.
Students of Xamshiko began to strike, joined by college and university students in Gaborone. At the invitation of the Botswana Government, the Scotland Yard carried out investigations. Sadly, to this day, the public is unaware of the results of the investigations, despite promises from the