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RELATIVES To MURDERED Teenager Says ‘JERABO Must HANG’
THE family of Prescosia Chama, a teenage mother allegedly murdered by her JERABO husband, are enraged that her life was brutally curtailed. They want justice to prevail.
Justine Soko, 23, who belongs to the notorious JERABO gang of copper thieves, is accused of the murder of his 18-year-old wife in Kalulushi’s Chibuluma township.
Relatives yesterday told the Daily Mail that Ms Chama was only 17 when she eloped with Soko last year. She chose marriage in place of school and was convinced that she was in love, in the process conceiving and giving birth to a baby who is just about a year, according to police.
The son – whom we cannot name as he is a minor – may have to grow without both parents if the father goes to jail or hangs depending on what the judge decides.
Her marriage was not a walk-through-the-park. It was a nightmare rocked by domestic violence which eventually led to her brutal death as Zambian women commemorate the Sixteen Days of Gender Activism aimed at campaigning against violence on womenfolk and girls.
She was found hanging but a postmortem reveals she had been smothered much earlier and indications are that her husband did it.
The family is demanding that justice should prevail over the tragedy. They want the JERABO to hang.
Ms Chama was among several young women around the country trapped in the institution of marriage while enduring physical violence from their spouses.
Her grand-father John Tamba said, “We heard rumours (Tuesday) that our granddaughter had committed suicide. When we went to her house, we found her body hanging from the roof of the house, with a wire from a bicycle around her neck.”
Mr
Tamba, an ex-combat man said
the image of his granddaughter
hanging from the ceiling was
more horrifying than anything
he had seen in his career as a
soldier. He had never seen such
brutality as a soldier in the
Democratic Republic of Congo
(Congo DRC) for many years.
He knew his grand-daughter did
not take her own life the
moment he saw her.
His granddaughter’s body was
hanging near a bed when they
found it and believes Soko, the
husband of allegedly using her
chitenge material to wipe the
blood from the floor after
killing her and attempting to
fake a suicide.
“Immediately I saw the body of
my granddaughter, I knew it
was not suicide. During my
career as a soldier, I had seen
many bodies and Prescosia’s
body did look like that of
someone who had committed
suicide,” Mr Tamba said.
Chama, however, is not the only
Zambian woman who has been
brutalized and died in Zambia in
recent years. Studies show “a
sharp rise” in violence against
women.
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MAIKALANGE
November 24, 2011 at 8:30 am
Money can buy love as well as fake a death(suicide) only hope it wont fake judgment mwandini.
guard
November 24, 2011 at 8:32 am
WIPE OUT THESE NOTORIOUS JERABOS.JUST KILL THEM,THEIR BOSS SHIMUMBI SHUD BE KEPT FOR 25YRS IN JAIL
Mindful
November 24, 2011 at 8:33 am
May the young lady’s soul rest in Gods protection.
Zedian
November 24, 2011 at 8:34 am
Condolences to the girls family, its really sad. I suggest the Jerabo is put behind bars til his death instead of hanging him. Vengence is only for GOD. MHSRIP.
Tobias M
November 24, 2011 at 8:53 am
Its really sad and may the girl’s soul rest in peace. Let justice and the law take its full, exact and accurate course on such a person for a lesson to others.
wapyamunzi
November 24, 2011 at 9:13 am
The police will never cease to amaze me,we all know the Jeraboz why allow these mother f***ks to continue murdering innocent lives.Hang them all!!!
Woman activist
November 24, 2011 at 9:23 am
Jstice mst previal these jere boys ar tkng advantage of our women ad behaving lyk animals
Mind You
November 24, 2011 at 9:29 am
Can the police command inform the nation how they have lamentably FAILED to cage all Jerabos. Especially that some Jerabos claim they have policemen on their payroll. Citizens’ arrest can work. No sacred cows.
African gal
November 24, 2011 at 9:31 am
Don’t hang this bastard by the neck,HANG HIM BY HIS BALLS,i wish i were the judge.
Foxy
November 24, 2011 at 9:33 am
Poor Girl, she chose a useless man over education, mwamona bakashana uku temwa money wafwilapo. this should be a lesson for all of us ladies, empowerment is important no man can say nyo to me when i’m financially independent.
Sir Simunyola
November 24, 2011 at 9:36 am
Very sad indeed. I wish hanging the criminal could bring back Chama to life!
Only the most high will bring perfect justice – where the criminals will be punished and the victims brought back to life. Cant wait for this time!
yaba!!
November 24, 2011 at 9:42 am
at the risk of appearing inhuman, I say she killed herself. Why? Because she knew the chap was a monster but she chose to stay in that loveless marriage even when it was so very clear to her that the guy was going to kill her. Why didn’t she get the F@#$ out of that marriage beats me.
manda
November 24, 2011 at 9:44 am
The more i hear about these idiots called jerabos, the more enraged am becoming by the failure of law enforcers to bring these mother fucking bustards to book. Maybe there’s something we don’t know….n that’s why they have to get away with all the nonsese. Death is too easy for this rotten scumbag and therefore should not be hanged. Let him be sent to the worst jail for life so that he can suffer and eventually die a very slow painful death. Mukongo wayina. May the poor girl’s soul rest in peace.
Littlemonde
November 24, 2011 at 9:55 am
Young ladies learn from this case, to rush in2 a ka marriage coz you r goin to crush. Get educated en marry someone with brains and not just s*** and beatings. My the soul of our dear sister rest in peace.
Chimbwi
November 24, 2011 at 10:10 am
Dr Martin Malama now IG, tried to curb these jerabos, its nt an easy task coz the bastards mov with guys, knives and many pipo includin the police fear these chaps. These guys even hav the nerve to even abduct the same policemen and torture them, so in this case, they’l jst giv the officer k50m n tel hin to go buy bread.
Indeed the police have to do more, coz many pipo r living in fear on the copperbelt.You can’t even have the same mugrims as the one a jerabo has before they damage ur wheels.Its very sad
Liseli
November 24, 2011 at 10:18 am
Who is the leader of the Jerabo??start with the source!
Jik
November 24, 2011 at 10:58 am
Kwena why shd our nation allow ex cons known as jerabos 2 bring this criminality.Ba malama engage these chaps urgently.
THE CRYING FREE MAN
November 24, 2011 at 11:00 am
Too bad for our poor departed sister, i feel for the baby, but girls must learn something from this really, why rush into marriage when you’ve got a brighter future ahead of you? i wonder is it sex, is it the love of money or is it pure love as the young ones always claim it to be? ala these Jerabos have no future at all that money that they spoil you with is stolen money it’s not genuine sooner or later there will be no more Jrabos coz they are all bound to perish, please girs put you mind to school get an education, mwilakumbwa ukwendela muli hammer, remember you can also buy your own hammer if you work hard,don’t rushh!
peace
November 24, 2011 at 11:00 am
My Condolences to the family,let the baby grow in Gods hand.
oaks
November 24, 2011 at 11:02 am
dats a sad story guys police shd do sumthing.
Pungwa
November 24, 2011 at 11:04 am
@Chimbwi..Dr Malama,now IG, managed to tame them,thats why @ the moment thier Leader,the notorious Shimumbi,has been in remand @ Kasenshi even before the PF government came into power.Ever since he was promoted as a Coppeebelt Chief these Jerabos has been his major targets and he has been a thorn in their flesh!Of course some senior officers were(are) on their payroll but the IG is now flushing them out with his crack team.Atleast now we even able to report them to police for property grabing like plots…iam sure very soon these thugs will belong to the trashes of history. The fact that their boss,Shimumbi, is still in custudy its a sign that they are being dismantled…these thugs deserve long term jail sentences!
zambian
November 24, 2011 at 12:07 pm
may the soul of our sister rest in peace and justice must surely prevail. why can’t the government thruogh the law inforcement officers bring this jerabo thing to end by allowing all the culprits involved to book.we can’t be leaving in a lawlessness kind of country.government, lets bring back pride to our counry.
Smart g
November 24, 2011 at 12:16 pm
De law enforcers shud intervin in this,these re takin the law in their hands and t is jst too much and unbearabo now.nd u ladies dont mistak lov fo mone,thiz re 2 diferent stafs altogether jst hopen ur eyes nd c
Solwezi
November 24, 2011 at 1:07 pm
SAD INDEED FOR THIS TEENAGER MOTHER.MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE.POLICE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE JERABOS.DONT WAIT FOR HIS EXCELLENCY TO GIVE YOU DIRECTIVES.
Hussen Daka
November 24, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Mr Sata and your Gov,
You knew, before you came to office about this jarabos if you think that your police service can not handle this dogs ask for help from M5 UK they will be cleared within a day.
If someone knows the addess for this jarabos please post it on we shall help the gov. Young Mother M Y S R I P her family we stand with you.
Iris kaingu
November 24, 2011 at 1:53 pm
Ati jerabo unit ifyabupuba…cage these fools.atleast ma nathan is a decent boy…
chileshe
November 24, 2011 at 2:06 pm
If this man knows the complexity of the human soul, he wouldn’t have even tried to kill this innocent lady.Desecration of human life or things that have been blessed, consecrated, or dedicated such men and women of God, churches, crucifixes,Holy Water etc is a sacrilege, and a very serious offence against the creator, especially if the act is deliberately willed.Remember what happened to King Belshazzar(Dan5:1-28ff)when he used the sacred vessels which were looted from the Jerusalem temple, to drink wine..(profanation).He died that very night.Now, the blood of this innocent girl is still crying to God.I hope the man knows the consequences..”You can run, but you cannot hide.”God is Watching.
Anhtropologist
November 24, 2011 at 2:13 pm
Call c5 into action,deploy them in kitwe or whatever whereever,those jerabos will be no more in a flush.
Peace maker
November 24, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Bamukake shetani nangu fye 50 yrz so dat akamone wat cozd a snake nt 2 hav buttocks.sha!!!bashupa sana ba kopala ba shetani abo.
Kapepa
November 24, 2011 at 4:31 pm
Sad story indeed. Many lives have been lost at the hands of jerabos. Time has come to wipe out the entire group. We can do it. Let’s do it.
Mwadya Mweka Daddy (MMD)
November 24, 2011 at 5:13 pm
@Peace Maker, you have cracked my ribs despite the sad story above. |Jerabos have to be controlled now andnow before we have other gangs who will emerge once they discover it is beneficial and there is no harm in belonging to a gang. This particular gangster is cursed and must be arrested and quickly convicted to spend the rest of his life in Mukobeko!
hitman
November 24, 2011 at 5:50 pm
i wish i had a gun right now …that man wont be alive
Bright
November 24, 2011 at 6:53 pm
Aka akamulumendo, kanchita annoy sana these fools are vry ******. I remember in april ths year i ws wit my girl havin a walk in parklands afta a vry strenious tonament were i ws awarded my blackbelt in masho arts. i jst so a canter stopin in front of us, only 2 tel me tht get out so tht thy can go wit my girl. I pleaded wit thm bt thy couldnt understand, at ths tym i lost my temper thts hw i started beatin th fools out 5 i injured 3 of thm up 2 nw thy are lame. Hw i wsh i cud teach uyu chikala a lesson, lyk i did 2 his friends
Hear me out!
November 24, 2011 at 9:02 pm
Whats with the Jerabo’s.The entire Police can not seem to bring them down.Is it the mafia wars?
shadreck mwashi
November 24, 2011 at 11:52 pm
God z the healer belive n him and fear him.
Snipper
November 24, 2011 at 11:57 pm
Shoot them and ask questions later. Atase! Nafulwa sana.
harry
November 25, 2011 at 8:21 am
its realy not necessary to have the guy killed.indeed what he has done is terrible but let him be jailed for life so he can feel the the impact of what he has done.
philosopher
November 25, 2011 at 8:25 am
The problem is that people think that they cant live without being married!Marriage though being a more organised order for family security,is not the ultimate.Actually it wont even take you to Heaven.If you have a good marriage it can bring you ‘some’ faked happiness but if you gut a bad one,then misery all the way!So I wonder why SOME ladies should be so stranded as to only think of one thing in life – MARRIAGE!Do you believe that you can still enjoy Love even without being married? Talika! Love and marriage are two different things.Again sex is tied to marriage!What has got sex to do with marriage?People get locked up in abusive relationships just for the sake of ONE orgasm per night?I really feel bad for our sister who was killed just for sake of marriage.Money also seems to be a big issue with most ladies because everyone has been taught that MAN IS THE PROVIDER and hence most ladies cant even have ideas about money making.Why did God give you the brains anyway?If you cant use them then give them to me Hey!Just the other week we lost another beloved sister in Siavonga though nobody knows exactly who killed who.Thumbs up to all those LADIES who are growing to be independent.This dependence syndrome must stop.But we should promote inter-dependence.Ladies I assure you,you can live a happy life even without being abused.And if you a lady,and you like abusing men then you are in for a rude shock!Sex is not for sale but a natural and beautiful gift given by God to be enjoyed by all.Talika!No matter how many scriptures you quote here – ITS JUST NATURAL.I actually found it when I was born many centuries ago.Unless if the Jerabo makes you happy then we will be comfortable!Lets love one another genuinely then we will make a difference.Some think Love is buying them Tobomutwe!No tobomutwe then ba fulwa!!!!Lets grow up.
NO mercy for the ****
November 25, 2011 at 8:33 am
All you do gooders saying let God judge the killer are living in fantacy.I say hung the ************ who takes life for a joke.It will serve as an example to you fucks who can’t fight a man instaed turn your women into punchin bags.**** all of you all wife batterers
Kay Hummer
November 25, 2011 at 9:01 am
Bafikala ba Jerabo, why cant these moth**rs be wiped out? i even hate the name Jerabo! can someone put an end to these gangs, they even show dat am Jerabo, f**k u and sticky asshole, they can do anything and cops even benefit from the crime these fools commit, i really feel bad on the aboce incident, this is why i ve insulted like this, if u re a jerabo, fusake!
Pumo
November 25, 2011 at 9:12 am
Who is a jerabo? How come every crime on the Copperbelt committed by an unemployed male is committed by a “jerabo”? Let’s be careful people that’s how genocides and sectarian crimes are perpetrated.