Elephants and Lions are reportedly terrorising residents of Mukunzu and Makona villages of Basanga in Chief Musungwa’s area in Itezhi Tezhi district.
The wild beasts are allegedly destroying crops and attacking domestic animals.
Itezhi-tezhi’s Basanga Area Development Committee Chairperson, Nightgale Nakowa, told ZANIS that elephants have invaded crop fields while lions are attacking domestic animals.
“Elephants together with those with babies have invaded our village causing fear and panic among our people, moreover they are eating our crops such as bananas which seem to be their favorite menu,” he said.
Mr. Nakowa said villagers in the affected areas are living in fear and have since abandoned their usual income activities for fear of possible attacks by the animals.
He said last week lions invaded the Makona village and killed two cows.[quote]
He also said even the pupil attendance at Makuzu basic school has drastically slumped due to growing fear that the wild beasts could start attacking humans.
“Yesterday we had a meeting at Makuzu basic school over the poor attendance caused by fear of wild animals, and we resolved to inform ZAWA who have responded quickly,” he added.
Mr. Nakowa, however, expressed concern that ZAWA officers deployed to drive the wild animals to the park are carrying out their duty whilst in drunken state.
“I was a police officer before and I know that it’s an offence to carry a fire arm when you are drunk. Another problem is that officers instead of being in the bush they are sleeping comfortably in homes” he said.
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Do you need to have been a police officer to know that its an offence to carry a fire arm whilst drunk? Koma pa Zed ni pa drama. And this issue of elephants ‘with babies’! Yangu, i almost got confused. As for the last paragraph, i would do the same, ie sleep at home! Elephants and Lions in one area? Awe mayo, kulala kun’ganda mukwayi.
So the Liophants, oh sorry, the Elelions..yaba…crocophants, awe, Elephants are also able to peel bananas? And I never knew Lions were so intelligent as to buy beer for the ZAWA officers and make them so drunk before they carry out their wild attacks! This story will be a blockbuster in Hollywood…or is it Lusakawood?
@ Favourite menu! so they can even read from the menu?
Did you say Mukunzu or Makuzu ? there is no place in ITT called Mukunzu, but Makuzu of coarse.
It is strange though that Lions and Elephants will invade that Area. I stayed there for 15 years nothing of that nature ever happened. Why both of these at the same time ? They could be running away from something in the National parks. May be too much water in the park. Cause Lions rarely run away from poachers!
eye chi ZAWA, shibuka! save my villages!
elephants together withbabies???????
Gosh! where did this journalist graduate from?
May be the animals are against the MMD leadership who knows
Answer to Foxy # 5. Bwezani School of Journalism.
at least they didnt pee on anyone…
The drunk ZAWA guy might just pee on the lions….
#5 and #7, I do not see anything wrong with what the journalist wrote. If you look carefully you will see that the comments you are talking about are in quotation marks. This shows that the journalist was merely reporting verbatim what Mr Nakowa said.
Sorry bakamushi mwee.
# 6 You are off the subject >>> drunk or chenjelani … kulubizya