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Zimba Man Sets Self On Fire
A 33-YEAR-OLD man of Kalunga village in Zimba has committed suicide by setting himself alight in a thatched house a few hours after members of a local church prayed for him.
Both Southern Province commissioner of police Mary Chikwanda and Zimba district commissioner Elizabeth Kalaluka confirmed the incident which happened on Tuesday at about 09:30 hours.
Ms Chikwanda identified the deceased as Aggrey Katobela of Chief Sipatunyana’s area. The reasons for Mr Katobela’s actions are not known, except that he is the seventh person to commit suicide in his family.
Ms Chikwanda said the deceased’s relatives opted to bury him the same day he died.
And Ms Kalaluka said Mr Katobela, who came from a family that has a history of members committing suicide, took his life after exhibiting strange behaviour and members of a local church were called in to pray for him.
“It’s like this issue (suicide) runs in their family. The mother to the deceased had 12 children and Mr Katobela becomes the seventh person to die in a similar manner as his six siblings,” she said.
Ms Kalaluka said Mr Katobela, who had “not been himself” for a fortnight, took his life in his house, a few hours after the people who had been praying for him left.
“The man had not been himself; he was talking and moving around, so his father invited people from the church to pray for him. After the prayers, the man later went to sleep, but afterwards his wife saw him removing grass from the roof. When she asked him what was going on, the man never responded,” she said.
Ms Kalaluka said it was at this point that the deceased’s wife saw their house in flames.
“She screamed for help but it was too late,” she said.
A wife and five children survive Mr Katobela.
Posted by
Bbinsimatako
April 30, 2015 at 7:39 am
bewitched, there is high profound witchcraft in that area.
From Preacher to Atheist
April 30, 2015 at 9:21 am
Hell my friend is here on earth, living in poverty is hell.
New Educated Zambia©
April 30, 2015 at 10:25 am
we in the UPND feel your pain too and understand just how painful poverty can be. In a very rich country such as zambia it is saddening to see many people living a life of poverty due to pf’s lack of sound economic management and priorities. We ask you to vote the upnd in 2016 in order to salvage this country. we thank you
Mundetelele
April 30, 2015 at 2:59 pm
USA has poverty in certain areas of the country is that due to unsound economic activities? You NEZ is the most annoying blogger on LT. You are the most negative human being I have ever encountered and I hope the universe is listening to your negativity and will dish you the same portion.
Poverty exisits from the times of UNIP to PF rule today. The economic dynamics of a raw material exporter like Zambia which only depend on Copper and have 90% of the economic activities in foreign hands (Not put their by PF) are more complex than your bleming the PF.
You need to reflect more soberly for your campaign strategy for the UPND to succeed. Your current shoting anyhow without aiming is actually pitiful!
New Educated Zambia©
April 30, 2015 at 4:03 pm
tell me of a time when the pound was 11 to the kwacha? simply question
New Educated Zambia©
April 30, 2015 at 9:00 am
People can be so ignorant. A simple case of a poor family in poverty . Look at how many kids she had. It ain’t means she couldn’t manage to give them the best upbringing due to pooreeconomic management by previous government. Now the kids grown we have another useless pf government that doesn’t care about the poor such that the children have failed to survive and are stressed due to suffering such that they opt to end life. Meanwhile kaiser Zulu and lungu are busy abusing tax money. Vote upnd
Mundetelele
April 30, 2015 at 3:09 pm
The family has a history of suicide. This family is most likely predisposed to depression or they are suffering from bi-polar disorder leading them to having auditory hallucinations. The delusional sounds from the hallucinations may actually lead to committing suicide. The article state clearly that the man was not himself for 2 weeks.
It is important for doctors from our mental hospitals to take interest in this family and findout why they commit suicide and offer counselling or medication if that would help. This is not a matter of suicide running in the family, but more like a lack of access to mental health care by the Katobela family.
May the soul of the departed rest in perfect peace!
New Educated Zambia©
April 30, 2015 at 4:04 pm
and who is to blame for lack of reachable mental health facilities in the country whereas we have abundant reachable shopping malls?
Ramsey
April 30, 2015 at 9:16 am
Pafipuba nez epowaba you think like a pregnant cockroch,coz this topic is about pf or upnd.
Hello Haters
April 30, 2015 at 12:37 pm
You the mad one, how do you tell that a cocoroach is pregnant?
kakolwe
April 30, 2015 at 9:19 am
In the rich & (new) educated Southern Province? Well, well, well. And what connotations can be derived from one hunging himself “just” after being prayed for? Aushis would say: “Alale mayoooo!” In Swakaland we say “Boooobeeeeee!” While in Tongaland we say “WEEEE!” Impotet prayer? Lost case? TIME.
Ramsey
April 30, 2015 at 9:21 am
Nez ulichipuba sana coz this topic is not about pf or upnd
Chief of Grief
April 30, 2015 at 10:21 am
Wat a courageous man,we nid more dare devils in society like him,ulichaume mudala ukuyibilimusha no mulilo while otherz opt 4 doom,awekwena u’ve rily chalenged yo felow suicidal enthusiasts atini.
KAPOWELA WAMU P*U*S*S*Y
April 30, 2015 at 10:28 am
SELF XENOPHOBIA HAHAHA
Herve Stalin
April 30, 2015 at 1:21 pm
Before I read your witty comment I thought the same. hahahaha. Zambians ifyakukopela!
Herve Stalin
April 30, 2015 at 1:22 pm
ukuyakopamo Xenophobia nokuicita apply pali wemwine.
major chileshe
April 30, 2015 at 8:44 pm
Hahahahahahaha u guys r creative ayi
leopard
April 30, 2015 at 1:08 pm
Fyamumulopa
Joseph Ching'oma
April 30, 2015 at 1:20 pm
You New Educated Zambia, u are not doing anyone a favor not even yourself. How can u b so negative that even on a suicide death u still find cause and blame government??
This is a clearly demonic issue which needs serious pentecostal kind of prayer or charismatic prayers where which craft, demons and all forms of ungodliness is exorcised. I would not recommend any other kind of prayers which are offered by people who hold positions in church because of the volumes of books they have memorized. Help me tell that quarter of the village to find a serious pentecostal church or charismatic team to pray with them then the solution to the suicidal matter will leave the family for good. Amen.
Mundetelele
April 30, 2015 at 3:11 pm
Joseph, read my blog above! This family needs psychiatric help not prayers. The family must have bi-polar disorder!
cbu
April 30, 2015 at 4:49 pm
so sad ..while others are busy openining shops and get stupid allowance.
son of a Gunman
April 30, 2015 at 8:14 pm
I wouldn’t be surprised if this chap was a UPND cadre,we are yet to hear more of such cases come 2016 Elections aftermath. Their Frustration is getting worse from below knee levels to above shoulder levels. Technically its a way of Putting more and more Valueless blame on Government,and this is called suicidalmanslaughter. Meanwhile,Enjoy your Freedom of Blogging Nonsense.
Prosperous Family
April 30, 2015 at 8:49 pm
But BA NEZ hMmmm everything is PF’s fault…..hmmM takwaba ninshi BA HH niba god nothing bad will be happening during his never to come rule????
Seems you lack objectivity cz of your obcsession with HH
Get over yourself and HH ever ruling
Sometimes these marriages have a story behind so you find two very educated pipo can just have a string of children whom despite efforts end up to be drunkards and losers….am sure you are now familier with losing by now,its really depressing you seem suicidal too for you to always align yourself with a losing party always so get help….
MERCY
May 2, 2015 at 12:26 pm
major chileshe,when is the council in Livingstone giving us Plots for 2012? We are tired renting in houses where Land lords dot care to maintain ther houeses butjust wants rentals
one tim
May 2, 2015 at 3:22 pm
suicidal issues are spiritual
teddy
May 3, 2015 at 9:48 pm
Pf useless#
zacks
May 4, 2015 at 3:10 am
there is need for Gods intervvation