These practices overlapped with horrifying rumors in East Africa about “gangs” of people employed by Europeans who would kidnap Africans to withdraw their blood to make a gum-like medicine known as mumiani.
Àwọn ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ báwọ̀nyí kò yàtọ̀ sí gbọ́yìí-sọ̀yìí ọ̀rọ̀ tí àwọn ènìyàn ń jẹ ní ẹnu ní Ìlà-oòrùn Ilẹ̀-Adúláwọ̀ nípa "àwọn ẹgbẹ́ " tí ó ń ṣiṣẹ́ fún àwọn Òyìnbó tí iṣẹ́ẹ ti wọn kò ju kí wọn ó máa jí Ọmọ Adúláwọ̀ gbé lọ láti gba ẹ̀jẹ̀ tí wọn yóò fi ṣe oògùn kan bí òjíá tí a pè ní mumiani.