Photos of members of the Brethren Nyau, secret societies secret and powerful on the continent.

According to a certain analogy, the same brothers Nyau Iluminati legendary secret society in the west, but to this day they do not know is really Iluminati exists or not.

He lived in Mozambique Vlad Sokhin since 2010, at the opening ceremony of a new quarry mining company in the outskirts of Maputo - where Vlad was photographed - suddenly many have a strange man wearing a mask feathering bird appeared, all of them shouting "Nyau that!" Then goeth.

"I do not know what is Nyau and started to learn about them" - he said Vlad

They are frightening and mysterious, rumors spread across southeastern Africa.

After some time and visit the natives, you know that Vlad was a secret association of the Chewa, a lot of people of these countries, including the police, are scared 'Nyau Brothers', a Some people say that this is very dangerous secret society, they often hold machetes hacked pedestrians to increase the "reputation" that no one dared to stop, but a police officer said all just rumor , this year an unprecedented 10 cases involving Nyau Chewa people in these countries live.

"Once a police officer told me that the opportunity you never Nyan be responsible before the law in places where they live," - Vlad shared with CNN about his rare photos.

Under the strawberries in the southeast region of Africa, Brother Nyau is considered the soul of the animal species on the continent, they have a great power that even the government and police of neighboring countries This area is also respected and feared.

Even the photographer Vlad did not know the true face of these people.

For western culture, the Chewa and dances, culture mystical worship UNESCO protected radically since 2005, according to the spokesman of UNESCO, who owns 90 Chewa oral heritage and fees Extremely valuable object of humanity.

By photographer Vlad, who participated Brothers Nyau absolute confidentiality of secret societies, including for family, they always wear masks when appearing in public.

A member Nyau dancing an ancient dance of the Chewa

"One day, a Zimbabwean teacher asked me the name Ofis why Nyau so interested, we became friends and then Ofis confessed that he was a member of Nyau, but if you want to know more, I must try to become a member of Nyau, my biggest advantage is being Ofis introduced. " - Vlad share.

After a year of secret societies trainee Nyau, Vlad captured a rare photo of the "wild spirit" is, though they did not agree to him taking pictures and meeting the convergence work out mask ".

Some pictures of the secret society brothers Nyau: