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2 Boys Tell Court Marijuana Was For Treating Ear Infection
Two 19-year-old Grade nine pupils of Chibolele Basic School in Ndola’s Chipulukusu stunned Ndola chief resident magistrate Paul Chisha when they told him that the marijuana which Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) officers found in their possession was not for smoking but for treating an ear infection commonly known as “Infuko” in Bemba.
This is in a case in which Collins Ngosa, of house number KB 19 and Steven Chewe of house number KB9 are charged with trafficking in a psychotropic substance.
Particulars of the offence are that Ngosa and Chewe on March 17 this year in Ndola, jointly trafficked in 2.1 grammes of marijuana, a herbal product of cannabis sativa without lawful authority.
When the matter came up for plea last Thursday, Ngosa told the court that his sister-in-law only identified as bana Ruth (Ruth’s mother) sent him to buy marijuana because she wanted to use it to treat her daughter’s ear infection.
Ngosa caused laughter in court when he kept on referring to marijuana as “Dobo”.
“We did not intend to smoke the ‘Dobo’ that we were caught with. We were sent to buy the drug by my sister-in-law so that she could use it on her daughter who has been suffering from an ear infection,” Ngosa said.
When asked by Mr Chisha what he and Chewe wanted to do with the marijuana, Ngosa responded that Chewe only escorted him to buy the illicit drug because he is his friend and tribal cousin.
But Mr Chisha wondered whether marijuana is medicine for ear infections and ordered that Ruth’s mother be brought to court so that she could confirm that she sent Ngosa and Chewe to buy marijuana.
Mr Chisha also ordered that Ruth’s mother should prove that marijuana is a scientifically proven cure for ear infections.
“You see, telling a lie is not good, because I will summon Ruth’s mother to come to court and testify whether she indeed sent you to buy marijuana to use as medicine.
“And I am further instructing the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) to ensure that Bana Ruth comes to court and tell the court how ‘Dobo’ is scientifically proven to be medicine for ‘Imfuko’,” Mr Chisha said.
He adjourned the case to today for facts.
Posted by Kunda
on March 27, 2014. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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kumasi
March 27, 2014 at 8:46 am
What do u expect people, the boys were under marijuana influence
gile
March 27, 2014 at 8:50 am
its true dobo is a herb for treating ear infection i saw when my late mum used to treat my niece
moojo
March 27, 2014 at 9:09 am
For real it is medicine for infuko but its the flesh leaves which is squezed into the ear.
LIBERTY
March 27, 2014 at 9:12 am
YOUR HONOUR I WRITE TO COMMENT ON THE DOBO, IT IS TRUE THAT IS MEDICINE FOR EAR INFECTION, THOUGHT MOST YOUTHS MISSUSE IT TO GOHIGH.
ONETIME RELOADED
March 27, 2014 at 9:12 am
HAHAHAHA IFIBAICHE FWA NOWADAYS FYA LISHIBA NA DEFENCE MECHANISM YAMUN COURT
Real African Culture
March 27, 2014 at 9:29 am
I also told a taxi driver in Istanbul Turkey to uproot a ganja tree for me to use for the same medicinal purpose… Boy oh boy i was high like a kite for a whole month.
Kepusha Takolelwe Bowa
March 27, 2014 at 9:50 am
What happened awe nifyo fine balandile abaice efyo fibomba
ak75
March 27, 2014 at 9:59 am
not all herbs can be scientifically proven . please launch a research to verify all this may be they are right .i guess no wonder Americans are legalizing the pot .hmmn yaaba
Bullu
March 27, 2014 at 10:16 am
Washautuuuu
Mabvuto
March 27, 2014 at 12:28 pm
iwe judge how do you expect a grade 2 drop up to make a scientific proof in court? she doesnt even know how to spell the word “science”
Sotambe
March 28, 2014 at 5:55 pm
Iyeee “she” kwati bengi?
Mable Kangwa
March 27, 2014 at 12:40 pm
Ba Judge balekene fye abo.
My late grand mum treated my siter 10 years ago with ibange. ati lilaposha infuko. (ear infection)
Soko
March 27, 2014 at 1:45 pm
The boys were right.I used to treat an ear infection too at one point.
Uncle Kay
March 27, 2014 at 2:55 pm
Its 100% true,Dobo muti,I rememba when I was in Mporokoso to stay with my late GrandFather.He used to treat my eyes with Fresh leaves of Dobo ,bapanga aka tontofwa kamango elyo batinina mu Menso even if the ears are paining he used to do that,and I liked it because the soup of Dobo used to pass through my nosestril and used to made be High.Traditionaly Dobo Muti wa Mfuko/Amenso yalya aya kalipafye without amanon’go. And scientifically can be provern now in the Traditional Laboratory,not fyonse mulefwaya bamwisa balemi bepa.Dobo muti.
Surprised Zambian
March 27, 2014 at 3:15 pm
Am surprised that the Magistrate does not know the herbal medicinal value of Dobo to treat an ear infection. Some of us have seen and proven that Dobo works.
katwishi mukwai
March 27, 2014 at 3:41 pm
Is the magistrate a Zambian? Doesn’t he know dobo is a cure to many ailments? shame iwe chipe
afcon phiri
March 27, 2014 at 4:07 pm
CHISHINKA DOKO MUTI WANFUKO. GO TO THE VILLAGES, THIS IS THE COMMON MEDICINE FOR ALL EAR INFECTIONS.
BA ACC PLEASE GIVE THESE BOYZ A BENEFIT OF DOUBT.
expert
March 27, 2014 at 4:38 pm
Until the judge proves scientifically that dobo is not medicine for infuko whose scientific name he does not even know, he should not send the boys to jail period
southern watchman
March 27, 2014 at 8:38 pm
Legalize it
worldcup mulenga
March 27, 2014 at 9:36 pm
zoona
mj
March 28, 2014 at 5:56 am
The judge should lead the way by proving that all the herbal medicines used in Zambia are scientifically proven.
Low caliber judges in Zambia!
Set those self lawyers free, they can’t afford the learned ones..
bob
March 28, 2014 at 11:22 am
Herb(Dobo)is a healing of a nation!!
Dr Real T. Maphisa
March 28, 2014 at 3:44 pm
Surely, asking bana Ruth to come and explain to the court whether it is scientifically proven that marijuana heals ear infection is nt fair. Can the court itself explain how panadol is scientifically proven to heal headache wen they buy panadol for headache. It is according to what we are made to believe. We take medicines not because we can explain the scienitific proof but by faith from those that claim it cures….simple. BanaRuth is not in a position to exlpain scientific concepts.
Czar
March 28, 2014 at 4:33 pm
19 years old and only in grade nine. These muppets must be massive chamba smokers.