This was how the Mao Mao in Kenya operated. Cannibalism. They had you do things that destroyed your bonds to family and village and made it impossible to return.
And like much of African history the true purpose of the Mao Mao or as some called them the Mau Mau is muddy. The “standard” line is they were rebelling against British rule and even though the British eventually defeated their uprising they laid the ground work for nationalism in Kenya. Others say they were a tribal movement that wrapped themselves in nationalism but were really one tribe’s (the Kikuyu) attempt to destroy competing tribes wearing the cloak of Kenyan nationalism. I tend to lean towards tribalism due to most African countries being drawn up imaginary maps that are remnants of European influence.
In an indirect way this and the cartels methods tie in with what the demo-fascist in the US have done to black communities in big metros, like Chicongo, and are trying to do to our country as a whole. Destroy the family unit and divide us into warring tribes.