Defence minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba (GBM) touches-up his hair before welcoming President Michael Sata at Livingstone’s Harry Mwanga Nkhumbula International Airport on November 2, 2012 – Picture by Joseph Mwenda
The Mailoni brothers have been on the run over the last six years after allegedly killing a number of people in the Luano valley.
All efforts by the security and defence wing to catch the serial killers have proved unsuccessful and recently a traditional leader in the area appealed to Government to consider hiring witchdoctors to help find the killer brothers.
And in an interview, Mr. Mwamba who is commonly known as GBM said that he was ready to personally fund the activities of the witchdoctor who is willing to help catch the Mailoni brothers.
“Government wants to use all avenues to bring to book Mailoni brothers and am willing to use my own resources and if it means hiring witchdoctors, am ready to pay,” Mr. Mwamba said.
“I want the people of Luano Valley to live in peace, am calling upon any witchdoctor who has the ability to catch these killers to come forward and see me,” he said.
Mr. Mwamba assured the nation that the trio will sooner or later be captured by government forces that were deployed to Luano valley to clamp them down.
He said the forces have made inroads in tracing where the Mailoni brothers may be hiding and that it was just a matter of time before the killer brothers are brought to book.
Mr. Mwamba could however not divulge much information concerning the matter for fear of jeopardizing operations to arrest the three ‘blood-thirsty’ brothers who have caused untold terror to the people of Luano valley of Mkushi district of Central Province.
He was speaking to journalists in an interview in Lusaka shortly after presenting Christmas hampers to patients at Maina Soko Military Hospital.
Arsenal
December 27, 2012 at 8:22 am
What? Government engaging witch finders? I hope GBM does not depend on these witches for his wealth and political success.
Mutototo 2
December 27, 2012 at 8:51 am
Same thing happened with Katele Kalumba, Africans and witchcraft.
Mpangula Mputyu
December 27, 2012 at 9:14 am
GBM is insane. why engage witchdoctors to find the Mailoni Brothers if as u have told us the security wing is about to catch the Mailoni Brothers?
kapuli wa ng'ongo
December 27, 2012 at 9:34 am
Remember it took govt forces 15 years to track down and kill poorly armed Adamson Mushala in Jimbe forest…the Mailoni Bros only armed with machetes, a few knives, catapults and bows an arrows have been hunted for 6 years to no avail……are our armed forces really forceful?
ayoba
December 27, 2012 at 10:06 am
Why waste time of armed forces if you know your bakamuchapa can do a better job? GBM mwituletela imipashi iyakowela muchalo with your armed witchdoctors. BTW, nice picture,mwenda naka comb mwi jacket.. Nice one.
ayoba
December 27, 2012 at 10:06 am
Why waste time of armed forces if you know your bakamuchapa can do a better job? GBM mwituletela imipashi iyakowela muchalo with your herb-armed witchdoctors. BTW, nice picture,mwenda naka comb mwi jacket.. Nice one.
the rock
December 27, 2012 at 10:54 am
i can only run for the best solution to my problem , that gbm is muganga related
Big Z
December 27, 2012 at 11:27 am
maybe he should pay TB Joshua to come and pray them out of the forest! okay on a serious note, Zambia is a so called christian nation. Ministers hiring witch doctors is just wrong for us as a nation. besides, maybe GBM is just showing his true colors…its amazing how this man stays rich with his kind of attitude! remember Fr. Bwalya ritualistically killed a chicken on stage during campaigns….and we have accidents every now and then.
Abc
December 27, 2012 at 11:37 am
Big 4 nothing fella….honestly zambia hw cn we allow such bullshit frm a man who is incharge of the countries security,use other avenues such as witchcraft what about the comando’S,police,army,zns & zaf we hv enuf man power 2 bring these men down. Come on guyz put sme sense into this gorilla. What a defence minister fire him, he cnt reason. It shows what kind of avenues his used 2 b what he is 2day shame
Abc
December 27, 2012 at 11:48 am
Bwa defence minister ma’dumbo…… Check yoself he mentioned about this sme months ago. Pepo condemd such acts coming frm a defence minister,this shows hw uneducated ma’dumbo is. Kwena ma’dumbo uli chi puwa.
edgarchabi
December 27, 2012 at 11:48 am
same wealth you can even wonder why some one has to user witch doctor to catch others, if you no them why dou hav to user the wictch doctor whos children wear tony clodes and some are just thiefs…….
Abc
December 27, 2012 at 12:05 pm
Mayb use the sme money 2 go 2 the gym and burn sme mafuta. Smetimes he should learn 2 shut up. His got the defence 2 shit down wit and put thingz on the table and see the way forward. Not just rushing fast 2 the toilet and helping himself” AGONY U FIND NO TOILET PAPER” this is wat has happend 2 ma’dumbo
Sure?
December 27, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Why sponsor witchcraft? You, being a leader, are attracting a curse upon the nation. Somebody preach to these leaders please! Righteousness exalts the nation but sin is a reproach to any counntry. WITCHDOCTORS ARE SATANISTS.
m.i.g
December 27, 2012 at 3:00 pm
kuya fye ubwamba nga melefwaya ukubasanga ba mailoni
Fredos
December 27, 2012 at 4:42 pm
Whatever goes round comes round: the mailoni bros should fall one day. If they use charms, use charms to corner them
Bwaingila Mwebantu
December 27, 2012 at 4:53 pm
No one knows how the brothers look like. No photos, DNA etc . Period
How do you expect the security forces to track down someone they cannt identify positively.
Skeletone
December 27, 2012 at 6:11 pm
Useless GBM, as a Minister of Defense is busy with witch doctors to catch criminals is shocking indeed. Where is Stela Libongani and her police?
GBM atleast ask Katele Kalumba for help, he might know where they are.
On sunday GBM will go to church just for attendance then off to the wirch doctors house i search of the Mailony’s. GBM’s army has failed to do their job, now turning to witchcraft.
Kulekwamyo Kapyololo
December 27, 2012 at 7:33 pm
And this is the type of scam of the world aspiring for president of Zambia in the 21st century.
chimbalangondo
December 27, 2012 at 7:50 pm
So all the thousands of security forces in the name of the army,air force,police zns,c5 have failed to catch the untrained & simple ‘mailoni’ killers.
Busy arresting opposition leaders instead of using their ‘skills’ to do real work lyk tracking & capturing these mailoni guys.
So gbm is saying witchcraft is the only solution now?
CLIFF
December 27, 2012 at 8:08 pm
THE NAME OF JESUS IS A STRONG TOWER. LETS RUN TO HIM. I FELLOW MKUSHI RESIDENTS LETS PRAY TOGETHER.
Zambia needs prayers
December 28, 2012 at 8:42 am
Amen !!! Our Christian nation should not be defiled and doors should not be opened to ungodliness.
Abakonzi
December 27, 2012 at 8:19 pm
Its been six years and you so called security wings have failed to catch the mailoni brothers.Now GBM brings a solution you the same a condemning it.Mwapangwa shani kanshi?People are dying in luano so any possible solution is welcome even hiring muganga is welcome and I pledge K5mn to pay the witchdoctor to catch the mailonis.Afterall zambia is not even worthy to be called a christian nation.Kapuli kenu
Abakonzi
December 27, 2012 at 8:26 pm
And those of you who are condemning GBM’s idea because of your so called christian nation,have you heard of any of your pastors going to pray to catch the mailoni brothers?Your pastors are scared of the mailoni brothers instead your pastors are busy preaching about wealth and marriage.Pathetic chaps
Maestro Hheeheheheh
December 27, 2012 at 9:01 pm
Have you now news LT ato start recycling the same old news you have posted before? Toy reported this not so lonmg ago!!
matilda
December 27, 2012 at 10:12 pm
lol ok
mc
December 27, 2012 at 10:13 pm
shi chilekwa ulefwenye nshi,nakasakulo!
jerina
December 27, 2012 at 10:47 pm
@CLIFF,u better pray with yo eyes open otherwise the moment u close them ,the mailoni brs wil be standing infront of u! they are witchdoctors themselves..kikiki
ayoba
December 28, 2012 at 12:02 am
@ Abakonzi, that K5Mn when can they come for it? If its after 1st January,am game as a money-collector in support of “project Luano”…kikikiki. Anyway seriously people, why can’t GBM insist on orthodox ways of handling issue than going the root way?
charles666
December 28, 2012 at 4:12 am
Such stories break my heart indeed. Mulanda fimbi nokuchita fimbi. Human life is being lost and somebody offers any possible way that would help hunt down the animals ati we are a Christian nation.Ifya muselu muchita chilabushiku tamulanda ati we are a Christian nation.Let GBM do what he can to stop these blood thirst brothers. Police,Zns ,Zaf bunda bwakuchita pause muma informs finshi bachita kanshi?Go GBM maybe ukwabula ifyakufwala we cn catch these idiots.
Hisman
December 28, 2012 at 4:18 am
Ine nshamona ko!!!! This so called government of the “people” – one wonders what they even discuss when they meet in their circles! A Defence Minister talking about hiring witchdoctors…….it simply shows us how these guys came in power – they sure used witchcraft. Balisamba bamambala aba!!!! It is a real shame – no wonder even educated people could not reason when it came to PF campaigns – there was a spell cast upon the nation. I wish I could speak more clearly – ndeisa uko ku Zambia ba GBM……mufwile mwalondolola echo mwalaila ku ndoshi to catch 3 thieves……………Shame on you!! I pray the curse will not befall mother Zambia
chela bu
December 28, 2012 at 6:23 am
anywhere,
bravo
December 28, 2012 at 7:39 am
GBM why not call upon men of God to help out on this issue instead?
Zambia needs prayers
December 28, 2012 at 8:41 am
Amen !!! Our Christian nation should not be defiled and doors should not be opened to ungodliness.
Zambia needs prayers
December 28, 2012 at 8:44 am
We need the Church in Zambia to strongly condemn this suggestion. Zambia belongs to Jesus.
o s
December 28, 2012 at 9:23 am
GBM GIVE THE MONEY TO THE POOR,WHY WASTE MONEY LIKE THAT? THAT’S THE PROBLEM WITH GBM EVERYTHING IS MONEY, RICH. THE GOVN HAS CAPACITY TO FIND THOSE BROTHERS.
Southern watchman
December 28, 2012 at 12:32 pm
Why should such things happen in a christian country? Zambians say no to satanism because God will surely punish this nation once Satan is given room to do his satanic activities in our country. GBM why do want to give offering to an agent of Satan? Give to God what belongs to God and to Satan what belongs to satan.
Abakonzi
December 28, 2012 at 2:39 pm
God used David to kill Goliath because that nation feared God.Now when you look at zambia is this sodom really a christian nation.@ ZAMBIA NEEDS PRAYERS let’s send your so called pastor to luano valley so that he prays for the Mailoni brothers.In three days your so called pastor will be Mince meat after the mailonis deal with him.Mwalaibepa ati zambia needs prayers what we need are pragmatic solutions so let Muganga be hired.@Ayoba anytime the mailonis are caught by muganga you can can for the money,ill give you my contacts
moma
December 29, 2012 at 9:08 am
The brothers use charms strong 1′s 4that matter n some poor niggers here r busy condemmin GBM n evn askin about how he got rich ubuchushi nobututu let the brothers kill yo relatives we see if u will say Zambia is a Christian country which pastors hav prayed to capture the brothers which pastors in zambia are powerful let’s be serious or u r referrin to Pastor Nevers Mumba or Danny pule u r jokers!
Dan Mulenga
December 29, 2012 at 11:13 am
We must be serious at pipo should provide solution to help the Govt and pipo of Luano valley.Charm and Science and two differnt things. Pipo having praying but the situation has not been controlled. Help GBM with better solutions and not condemning his idear to the problem.
name
January 9, 2013 at 2:07 pm
kibu tata..
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