Richard Madirisha, Politician beheaded and cooked for committing adultery (Graphic)

A Tanzanian politician had his head and genitals chopped off and then cooked after adultery claims on Friday, a local police chief told AFP.

"Five people stormed Madirisha’s room wielding machetes, beheaded him, chopped off legs, hands and genitals. The assailants later cooked the chopped off body parts outside the house," police chief Dhahiri Kidavashari told the agency. 

According the newspaper, the victim, Richard Madirisha, 31, was a local political leader. Three men were detained by police as a result.