The Immigration Department has arrested a Malawian witchdoctor in Nyimba District for illegal entry into the country.
Immigration Public Relations Officer Mulako Mbangweta said the witchdoctor later disclosed to the police that he was hired into the country by an unnamed Zambian man to eliminate someone in the district where a named tribe is currently experiencing succession wrangles.
She told ZANIS in Lusaka today that there is however insufficient evidence for the police to charge him for an offence prompting them to hand over the suspect to the Immigration officers for prosecution.
Ms Mbangweta explained that her department prosecuted the man and found him guilty of illegal entry into the country later charged him a sum of K1 million which he since failed to pay.
She said the man is currently in prison serving a nine month simple imprisonment sentence.
Ms Mbangweta has since appealed to the public not to facilitate illegal entry of foreign nationals into the country as doing so is abrogating the Zambian immigration laws.
She has since warned would be perpetrators of prosecution and stein action against them once they are found guilty.
In another development, the Immigration Public Relations Officer has disclosed that the immigration department last week arrested four foreign nationals for illegal entry and stay into the country.
Ms. Mbangweta said the four include Guinean, Ugandan, Tanzanian and a Malawian who were arrested for various immigration offences.
She said the Guinean and Ugandan nationals were arrested for illegal entry, while a Tanzanian national was arrested for illegal with a 20 year old Malawian student being arrested for both illegal entry and stay in the country.
Ms Mbangweta said the Guinean and Ugandan were both charged K1 million while the Tanzanian was charged K750, 000.
She said the Malawian student was also charged a sum of K100, 000 but failed to pay and was therefore slapped with a one week prison sentence.
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now thats one witch doctor i wouldn’t use. what happened to making yourself invisible or flying on a broom!!!!!!!!!!
People will only take the risks to cross borders into a place where things is comely and the pastures are green. Zambia must be such a place.
These witchdoctors are just conmen that pray on the ignorance of many. When I was growing up I was told these chaps could fly to any part of the world in seconds but what bothered me is why most of them still live in compounds.
This happens everyday. Nothing new.
The immigration department is one of the most corrupt government wings. Aba ama guys baladinda ifidindo namunshi yafimuti ku Matero East.
Why peeople even go to witch doctors is a shock to me. God has given us enough knowledge and strength to work and develop avenues for humble wealth and accesible health. Maybe the prayers we send out grounded him.
Malawian witch doctors are renowned for their palibe kantu. He must be a fake one to get caught.
Smeone dispute this:::::
#8, Sorry, above posting posted in haste… Meant someone dispute this… 1/4 of Chipata residents are Malawians and Zambians have settled in Malawi too.. the language is much the same…
Well almost the same…..
and who can forget about the stories of’ ‘Nchisi’ in Malawi??
he was looking for greener pasture for real, leave the guy alone. Iwe Thenji stevens, am from Chipata you know. Anyway, do nganga,s even work?
Imwe Ba #10, Ba Dingile, which side of Chipata are you from??Some of us are born and bred ka!!
Nganga’s do not work,,, they just merely sustain their living… by false/fictitious works of course..
Talk later…………
Just charge the man for being fake and not for being Malawians. Malawians are Zambians and Zambians are Malawians. Same for Tanzanians. jusst charge the guy from Guine.
but i thought Malawians were Zambians as they didn’t need a passport to enter Zambia (Well so I heard). Ms Mbangweta i hope for your sake, you have a strong one
One Zambia one Malawi….federation is back awe mwebantu, chipata, Nakonde yaliba confused, these is too much intermingling, ……..ask ba KK will tell u. ale with other witers, just charge the Guinea Fowl…
i choose to be quiet,who knows what he can do to you.Amen
abena Z, not ama debate! twaba mu legion. eeh SADC mumfwa iyi ilia ba late balipo ba chairman. ni one legion Z, Zim,TZ, Namibia yonse ni SADC tamwaumfwako!
All Africans with a valid passport should be able to travel freely in any country in my opinion
he is a fake witch doctor.i hope his clients know that he is useless.How could he get cought?invisibility or flying on a broom would been an option.
RlLfcI comment5 ,
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ifi fine ama visa yaleshupa kuti wa ya ashima ko icipyango cabo wakwelapo waya. ulefika fye ni mu hotel -invisible. America here we come 5 seconds pa Atlantic.
Umunankwe fuel ya licepa Aponene mukamana Ka Mulungushi dam. Rumours hav it that he absconded from the Witchcraft parade at 01hrs at a certain school football pitch.so ta pokele allocation ya benzene!