Mansa/Aug 26/14, ZANIS—–A 40-year-old has been killed by a mob justice in Mwansabombwe for allegedly setting ablaze houses in which property worth over K46, 000 has been destroyed.
The man, identified as James Kateka of Chilindi village of Kazembe’s area in Mwansabombwe district is alleged to have set on fire the seven houses in the area.
Disclosing the matter to ZANIS in Mansa, Luapula Province Police Commissioner, Malcolm Mulenga, said the motive behind the burning of the houses is not known.
Mr Mulenga disclosed the Kateka set the houses using a cigarette lighter and was spotted trying to flee the area by the public and was beaten by a mob and later died at Mbereshi Mission Hospital.
In another development, an eight year old boy has died in Chief Mibenge’s Chiefdom after he was hit by a Toyota Raum registration number ABG 5988 which was driven by Jessy Zimba, 26, of Low Density in Mansa.
Mr Mulenga said the boy was hit after he was trying to cross the road and sustained fatal injuries.
He said the driver of the vehicle has since been arrested and detained at Mansa Police Station.
And in Mukonge village in Chief Nsama, a 50-year-old man has drowned after two boats collided on Lake Tanganyika.
Disclosing the matter to ZANIS, Mr Mulenga said James Mukuka was fishing together with Chansa Chilambwe, 24, of Chishela village in the same chiefdom.
He said the big boat was being paddled by Elias Mazimba, aged 20 years old, of Kasakalambwe village in Chief Nsama near Nsumbu.
Mr Mulenga added that Chilambwe and Mazimba survived while Mukuka drowned.
Mazimba has since been remaded at Nsumbu Police.
shani jungle justice bakolowe mukaleka lisa ubusavage.. people are innocent until proven quilty by law
Poor geography, its same as saying as Mob justice in Mongu, when in fact the setting of houses on fire was in Mangango.
These PF awe mwee..
Zedians never used to be this cruel!!
Mwansabombwe and Mansa are 2 very different districts
Though two different districts THEY ARE IN BEMBA LAND , SO NOBODY CARES ABOUT THESE TRIBALISTS EVEN FOR SUCH CALAMITIES, ITS UNFORTUNATE THEY HAVE LOST ANOTHER BEMBA VOTE
What is a Bemba Vote? @Anyoko, you seem so very lost as to what it means to live in a democracy. Political divides are only rigid during campaigns. After that we are back to being Zambians. But you are stuck mu election time. If HH can become president, Bembas shall respect him. Manje imwe, you even failed to recognise LPM.
Boats paddled and collided at 7km/hr a man dies sounds very suspicious Having spent 25yrs of my early life on Luapula waters this sounds very fishy