She said the four were arrested for trespassing on a burial place and are in police detention but yet to be charged.

“Those arrested are Emmanuel Kasuba aged 35 also known as Doctor Cheswa, Francis Malemba aged 50, Ngandwe Balakeni aged 35 all of Chitente Village, Chief Milenge of Mansa and Conelious Mwilambwe aged 56 of Chilumba village Chief Kasoma Bangweulu of Samfya District also a witchfinder,” Katongo stated.

“It is alleged that the suspects went to Nengenenge burial site and exhumed a body of a named deceased person who died in 2010 and removed a bone from the remains which they allegedly hid at a named place in Chief Mibenge,” Katongo explained.

She said the burial site was visited and two graves were discovered tempered with.

Katongo explained that after investigations, suspected human bones and other human remains were recovered on Wednesday, September 19 and that they are yet to be subjected to forensic examination.