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12 Arrested Over Genital Mutilation
By NANCY SIAME
POLICE in Northern Province have arrested 12 people for allegedly inserting sticks into two women’s genitals after accusing them of practicing witchcraft.
Northern Province deputy commissioner of police Milner Muyambango confirmed the arrest of the 12 who include nine men and three women.
Mr Muyambango said the incident occurred on February 3 on Chilubi Island when the women aged 44 and 47 were indecently assaulted after being accused of practicing witchcraft.
He named the suspects as Sharon Chabu, 34, Grace Mwewa, 22, Catherine Mugala, 22, Fredrick Kalenga, 42, Benson Steven, 30 and Evans Sandala, 23.
Others are Muma Sandala, 23, Kelvin Sandala, 19, Komac Sandala, 35, Pentino Musunga, 52 and two 17-year-old boys. All the suspects are from Chilubi Island.
“On February 1, a man went missing on the island and people suspected that he was eaten by a ‘human’ crocodile and they immediately pounced on any person whom they suspected of practicing witchcraft,” Mr Muyambango said.
He said the two women were severely injured and rushed to Santa Maria Hospital where they are currently receiving treatment.
Mr Muyambango said the women’s condition is stable and the missing man has not yet been found but speculation is that he drowned in Lake Bangweulu.
He said the 10 suspects have also been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and malicious damage to property.
“Currently, the situation on the island is calm and the 10 will appear in court soon,” he said.
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katwishi mukwai
February 13, 2014 at 8:07 am
Do you the meaning of genital mutulation?
Umupandapwiti
February 13, 2014 at 8:42 am
@katwishi mukwai the terms genital modification and genital mutilation can refer to permanent or temporary changes to human sex organs. I thought we are living mwa Sata kanshi we are still mwa Kaunda!!!
chacha
February 13, 2014 at 9:45 am
Wat do u mean understand these words
chacha
February 13, 2014 at 9:52 am
Wat do u mean understand these words.its sad for the women en shocking to note that even fellow women were in support of such an evil act man wat is this world cuming to?
chiparamba
February 13, 2014 at 10:35 am
Ba tumfweko this is a wrong heading. Genital mutilation is a practice to cut and remove the clitoris from women as practiced by certain countries in North and west Africa. For men it is circumcision.
Umupandapwiti
February 13, 2014 at 12:45 pm
Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting and female circumcision, is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. Taukwetefye isukulu. It is not only female circumcision but also other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons!!!
imbanu cant never
February 14, 2014 at 11:33 am
boyi chiparamba? so up to now you havent noticed that ba tumfweko they report lies very dull kind of reporting i conquer with you.
Charlie2000
February 13, 2014 at 11:32 am
Let them face the consquences of taking law into their own hand… Let the law prevail accordingly…
KASABULA
February 13, 2014 at 12:01 pm
@ Chiparamba, I too quickly started reading this article thinking it means exactly what the heading say.
twe
February 13, 2014 at 3:16 pm
ask tutu
chunkylafunga
February 13, 2014 at 4:12 pm
Female genital mutilation refers to procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons Female circumcision is just a form of FGM not the definition.
Moiry
February 13, 2014 at 6:28 pm
Let the law prevail,even fellow women in such an evil act.
jafari jacome.
February 13, 2014 at 9:28 pm
umupandapwiti na usosa kale finshi nalalanda ukucila pakuti abale doubter heading tabekwete fye isukulu.
club zero
February 14, 2014 at 10:29 am
Cage them 15yrz.next
poobooh
February 14, 2014 at 4:17 pm
This to me looks like a sex orgy gone wrong they were just to many males folks and am sure on special village mutotototo hence ukulepaula tu namayo they should check the other women as well