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Ndola Couple Killed ‘Mob Ascends On Them, & later Pile Tyres on them before setting them Ablaze’
IRATE residents in Ndola have burnt to death an elderly couple suspected to have been practising witchcraft.
The residents in Kasongo area on the Ndola-Kitwe dual carriageway pounced on Jungo Chisola, 80 and his wife Mutengu Sankananu whom they beat until they passed out and later piled tyres on them before setting them ablaze.
Mr Chisola’s body was burnt beyond recognition, while his wife had her right leg dislodged from the body and intestines pulled out.
Copperbelt Police chief Mary Tembo, who confirmed the incident, said two people had since been arrested and would appear in court soon for murder.
She said arrangements had been made to carry out a postmortem at the crime scene.
The residents accused the couple of being behind the death of a man who died in a road traffic accident.
Last week, Deputy Inspector General of Police Solomon Jere warned members of the public against taking the law into their own hands.
He issued the warning after several similar incidents in which suspected witches and wizards in their communities were killed or beaten up.
Meanwhile, a 21-year-old man identified as Wamunyima Mwendabai in Shang’ombo District and a 15-year-old boy were allegedly found in possession of a human skull, teeth and pubic hair.
The two were trying to sell the human remains to an alert ‘witchdoctor’ who reported them to the police.
Police deputy public relations officer Charity Chanda said the two were arrested on July 2, 2013 around 20.00 hours
“The two claimed to have found the suspected remains in the Kalongola/Liombo forest. We are yet to establish the source of these suspected human parts,” Ms Chanda said.
In Lundazi, one man was shot dead, while two others sustained injuries when the Mitsubishi Canter they were travelling on was shot at by unknown people.
Norwel Phiri was shot at in the chest, while the driver Fabian Soko and George Phiri, a passenger sustained multiple injuries in the incident that took place on Sunday in Mkanda area of Lundazi.
Meanwhile, KASONDE KASONDE reports that one person died, while seven others were admitted to Kabwe General Hospital after a Mercedes Benz car hit into a Toyota Hiace mini-bus they boarded.
Central Province deputy police chief Edwin Bwanga disclosed that the accident happened on Sunday around 20; 00 hours along the Great North Road in Kabwe’s Mutwe Wansofu area.
The driver of the mini bus Sydney Kangwa, died on the way to Kabwe General Hospital, while seven other passengers were still admitted to the same hospital.
Posted by
Ndaje Kahks
July 9, 2013 at 3:04 pm
Is it a sin to look after yourself and reach a ripe age?
Mundia M
July 9, 2013 at 3:13 pm
These people who have murdered this elderly couple have cursed themselves.
Some among them will face jail, others will have misfortunes and some will meet bad deaths themselves.
It is totally barbaric for a society to suspect anybody elderly of being a witch or wizard.
MAFUPA YOKOYOKO
July 9, 2013 at 3:17 pm
Result of ubututu…. Mufikake fimakaka ifi! We can’t tolerate such barbaric behavior in the 21st century!
Barotselandian
July 9, 2013 at 3:28 pm
The people who lynched this elderly couple are the true witches!
bigbuttman
July 9, 2013 at 3:39 pm
A culture of human rights must replace mysticism. Shame on the killers.
swine
July 9, 2013 at 3:46 pm
In which ever perspective you look at these acts, they have no place in modern times…surely it has really become a sin to grow old…yaba!…jail the busta.rds!
HENDRIX IN THE WEST
July 9, 2013 at 4:10 pm
Leave the elderly alone you primitive thugs. The fact that this people have lived all these years does not make them witches.You wanted them to contract HIV infections and die young. It is high time people new that when you get old you tend to behave or do things in apropriately and you may suffer from dementia and other mental issues associated with age like cognitive impairment, short or long term memory loss, paranoid behaviours and so fourth and they may wander around and stray in neighbours property and could be found undressed all together and it does not mean they are witches and you even mobilise the neighbour hood to kill the innocent and defenceless old people. I appeal to the ministry of health to start educating the communities about the elderly behaviours and illnesses
NGOSHE KU BWENDO
July 9, 2013 at 4:35 pm
Sad indeed. Now we shall have no right to reach a ripe old age. the law must take its course.
Mundia M
July 9, 2013 at 4:37 pm
Hendrix,I concur with you 101%. This could be a case of elderly dementia suffering couple who could have been behaving strange and these uninformed people killed totally innocent people.
In Africa the elderly were usually looked after by their children. I have a friend who I respect immensely for she gave up her chance to marry early so that she could look after her mother who suffered from dementia.
Her mothers dementia was extremely debilitating such that towards her last days she sat completely silent rocking in a chair and would go into the bath room to bath but could not get around to actually taking a bath and would just sit there. After some minutes my friend would go in and give the mother a bath.
Until she buried her mother, that is when my friend got married in her late 30s.
We need to start disseminating information to our rural population to start understanding problems that come with aging.
It is a blessing to age, but it can also be a curse, the only sin this couple committed is to age together.
This is a very sad occurence in the 21st century.
Chineke Wamutatakuya
July 9, 2013 at 10:52 pm
Old age has become a curse in Africa. Warn your old parents that they are in danger of being suspected of witchcraft by their younger generation of today!
In the past ‘early Zambian’s… bantu tribes believed that the cause of death to be a curse or bewitchment by a jealous friend or family member. After death the family will employ a witch-finder to search for the source of the bewitchment.
Only the OLD AGED were expected to die of natural causes otherwise; early death, either by accident, sickness or natural causes, was considered as an attack from witchcraft.
Nowadays ….
I think those that practice witchcraft themselves are the ones who are always quick to point a finger at the weakest.., in this case vulnerable old people.
In other primitive countries they target orphans and stepchildren. The killers are primitive savages that should be locked up before they kill more vulnerable & elderly people. It could happen to any of our parents or grand parents, if it continues like this, guess who could be next?? . THESE SENSELESS KILLINGS MUST BE STOPPED! ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Abena PJ
July 9, 2013 at 5:42 pm
Welcome to Zambia, a Christian Nation by declaration but not so Christian by deeds. They will know you are Christians by your Love, so Jesus said
Think Tank
July 9, 2013 at 5:59 pm
Such things are only popular in Bemba speaking or related areas. Why? it calls for research? I must have just given some masters student an idea of a research area.
Magic Bird
July 9, 2013 at 10:54 pm
S T U P I D F O O L
Muzezwa
July 9, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Typical of karavinas..
Slim Dee Production
July 10, 2013 at 9:38 am
if thoz criminoz ar aprehended,tak thm kumukobeko bcoz they ll kil som mor nd mor ll remain suffering.
AMBUYA
July 10, 2013 at 11:22 am
It is not right to kill someone even when there is a suspicion of any nature.Those that have been arrested should mention their friends so that everyone who participated in the killing be brought to book.The directive from the government to arrest and prosecute these murderers is welcome and the police command in Copperbelt should not rest until all are caged.Being aged is not the determined factor for witchcraft.There are youth between 20-30 year-old who who more dangerous than the innocent elders. There is much excitements among the coppbelt residents and this should be checked before it get out of hand.
Johnson
July 10, 2013 at 3:23 pm
Too bad for the old couple. What proof do the mob you killed them have that they used to perform witchcraft?
“Meanwhile, a 21-year-old man identified as Wamunyima Mwendabai in Shang’ombo District and a 15-year-old boy were allegedly found in possession of a human skull, teeth and pubic hair.
The two were trying to sell the human remains to an alert ‘witchdoctor’ who reported them to the police”
There you are! Even youth practice witchcraft. Thumbs up to the witchdoctor who reported them to the police.