A Chinsali school teacher allegedly murdered by bandits in January this year has been put to rest.
Lawrence Mulongwe, 36, senior teacher at Kapwepwe basic school in Munwakubili ward of Shiwang’andu constituency whose remains were recovered in the bush on Monday this week, was put to rest yesterday at Lubwa cemetery.
Addressing hundreds of mourners at the burial site, Chinsali District Commissioner, Evelyn Kangwa called on the police and other security agencies to join forces in reducing the escalating crime levels in the district.
Ms Kangwa also appealed to the police to ensure that all those connected to the brutal killing of the Kapwepwe teacher are brought to book and prosecuted in accordance with the law.
She warned that anybody who will try to frustrate the investigations into the death of Mulongwe will not be taken kindly by both authorities and the community.
Ms Kangwa also commended the police for working hard to find the killers of Mulongwe as well as his remains saying though only bones have been found, it is good that Mulongwe has finally been given a descent burial as a human being.
And Provincial Education Officer (PEO) Jobbicks Kalumba expressed sadness at the continued death of teachers in the district in similar circumstances.
Mr Kalumba said that in the recent past, about three Chinsali teachers have been found dead in unexplained circumstances and wondered how teachers could become enemies of society which they were serving so diligently.
Late Mulongwe was booked by unknown people to take them to Isoka on January 5 this year and never returned.
Muchinga province Acting Provincial Medical Officer Charles Chungu and another Medical Officer Kamina Kabongo examined the remains of Mulongwe in the presence of the police and his relatives at Chinsali district hospital mortuary before they were buried at Lubwa Cemetery.
However, results of the examination have not yet been released.
Mulongwe leaves behind a wife and four children.
Police are holding in custody three people in connection with the death of Mulongwe and they include Mathews Bwalya, a businessman of Chinsali popularly known as Chipendo, Diamond Sichela from New Kapiri Mposhi and Mike Mbewe who was arrested in Mbeya, Tanzania.
The fourth suspect is being held in Tanzania where he is facing similar charges of aggravated robbery and authorities in Zambia are making arrangements to have him extradited back to Zambia to stand trial.
In confirming the recovery of the remains of teacher Mulongwe, Muchinga Province Deputy Commissioner of Police Chilije Nyirenda said the suspects led the police in recovering the remains of Mulongwe which were found in the bush in Isoka district on Monday after a seven-month long search.
Relatives who also accompanied the police identified the clothes Mulongwe was wearing on the day he went missing.
His car believed to have been sold in the neibouring Malawi has not yet been recovered.
This story makes a very sad reading, a poor teacher killed over his hard earned car. Lesa so twafwe…
pipo who kill other pipo ar humanbeings or ghosts. coz a normal person can nt do such a thing. Let the spirit of an innocent man haunt them.
So Sad to read this story. RIP bo Teacher. Life is NOT fair….. Why a human being treating a fellow Human being like this.
Its not ethical to show remains like this this in a public paper unless it is done with the consent of a family or unless the remains are unidentified. My condolences to the bereaved family
He was a friend, we shared moments, so soft spoken, may the good Lord grant you eternal peace Bro, we indeed will miss you, to the wife and kids, we pray for God’s guidance & protection. (MHSRIP).
The Tamba Family.
MHSRIP
I am disappointed that the examiners do not even have laboratory coats on in order to protect their normal clothes from possible pathogens. These people have no research standards in mind when doing such a delicate job.
These murders seem to have increased after Sata and his rascals ascended to power. Did we surrender our country to Lucifer? Lord Jesus rescue us from hell!
How can relatives discover clothes won by the man 7 months ago? From the picture the skeleton is not of a human being? its not clear as to why the police and the new muchinga community could not find the body in 7 months unless it was buried, also did he leave 4 children all from one wife?
LT were you given permission to publish this picture by this man’s family? Tjis could be very distressing to close family and friends. Imagine loggin on to LT and suddenly you r looking at a pic of yo brother or friend’s skeleton like this.
Anyhow MHSRIP. This is really s sad story!
Ummh ati the other suspect is a businessman then the other has fled to Tanzania I bet you they may have used this poor man for rituals,that’s the problem with this dull Zambians against dual citizenship there scared of genuine competition from genuine business men.
This remind me when Edwin Sichamba who was district social welfare officer killed his deputy a Mr. Chuulu a few kilometres from chuwi village in chief Kafwimbi area isoka district in 2000. Mr. Chuulu was driven on a departmental motor Bike to the area he was discovered dead. He was shot in the heard and police recovered the dead body of the late chuulu before it turned into soil. Sichamba directed the police to bush where he damped the body. Notable witnesses who accampanied the police included then Isoka DIO Edwin Phiri, Inspector Josphat Moonga, Chief inspector Mufaweli, CID Mr. Phiri retired. and Edwin Sichamba was sentenced to life and appealed against judgement is serving 20 years sentence from 30/4/2000. brutal killing is rampant isoka, Chinsali and Nakonde. Thx Jonathan Mukuka PIO
Graphic!!!
Too bad brother, though it was at the time i joined the colleagues at the work place equally it was time to get known to each other but cruel death has left us without a friend and a teacher to lecture our kids.may the good lord set a better and desired place for him.Let the law take its role, a spade for a spade, MHSRIP
iMWE BA LT, THOSE CHAPS ARE NOT DOCTORS. THIOSE ARE SCAVENGERS SHARING A DRIED MONEY. DOCTORS WEAR COATS ATASE!!!
Stupid *****
Whatever you do to others shall be done unto you. Let the culprits be brought to book and face the wrath of the law.
Animism at its best,brutally killing innocent people over their properties is intolerable.Let them face the wrath of the grand command.Â
Did the family of the deceased give permission for this picture to be published? How would u feel to see remains of your dad, brother etc exposed in this manner? Come on lets be sensitive to the feeling of others and repect their right to privacy! For how long Zambians???
we shall miss u.God will jugde the Killers
Why are Africans are savages?
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