A 12 – year – old boy survived death after being nailed to a tree over a catapult in Chief Chamuka’s chiefdom in the new Chisamba district in Central province.
Chief Chamuka of the Lenje speaking people in Central province told ZANIS in Chisamba yesterday that Oscar Sichone 12, of Muntembo village in Chipilepile area in his chiefdom was found by his parents after a long search with his both palms and feet nailed to a tree in the bush.
The traditional leader said the boy was beaten and later taken to the bush for crucifixion by Stanley Chinyama of Kapiri village of the same area after the he was found with the missing Catapults belonging to Chinyama.
He said the incident happened this Sunday around midday and that the boy was only discovered in the evening of that day.
Central Province Commissioner of Police Standwell Lungu confirmed the incident to ZANIS in Kabwe yesterday that the incidence took place on Sunday this week at Kapiri village in Chisamba district.
Mr Lungu said police has arrested the suspect Stanley Chinyama 42, a Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church elder who is currently detained at Munano police station in Chisamba awaiting his appearance in court.
Expressing his disappointment in an interview with ZANIS at his palace, Chief Chamuka said it was very heartbreaking to note that the suspect decided to crucify the boy by nailing him on a tree over a
simple reason of the loss of ‘malegeni’ (a catapult) which he described as a barbaric and inhuman act.
He further said it was sad that at the time when government and everyone was fighting the acts of violence and abuse against children, Christians who are supposed to lead in the issues of child protection could allow the devil to use them barbarically.
He added that he felt pity for both the suspect Stanley Chinyama who was a church elder and for all the churches, adding that Christianity was about shining, but that today one candle light went off due to murder acts.
The traditional leader appealed to the law enforcers to stiffen the punishment for such law breakers so as to protect the lives of many other children who cannot protect themselves from violence and to set a lesson before other would be offenders.
He urged the SDA church and other Christians at large to take up the challenge and ask for God’s guidance in everything so that no one loses faith in the men who stand at the paw pit to preach the word of God.
And narrating his fate to ZANIS at Chipembi clinic where he was admitted after the nails were removed out of his body, the boy said he in the company of his friend were found stealing catapults belonging to Mr Chinyama, who took hold of him and started bartering him.
Oscar said Mr Chinyama later carried him to the nearby bush where he hammered nails on his both palms and feet to a tree, and told him that, ‘iyi zuba uyiona ka last, nasima imene wadya lero niya last chifukwa nikupaya’ (this is the last time you are seeing the sun and the last food you ate because I am killing you).
He further said that his perpetrator told him he was going to hammer him another nail in the head before cutting him into pieces until he was dead, he said.
Oscar’s father, Oswell Sichone said the boy went missing on that material day, adding that he was later in the evening directed to the bush by a boy’s friend who claimed to have seen where the suspect took him to.
Mr sichone said he was shocked to find his son lying on the cross with his hands and feet deeply nailed to the tree as he battled for his life in a lonely bush awaiting death.
Oscar Sichone who sustained wounds caused by nails that were pierced and hammered into his hands and feet has since been transferred from Chipembi rural clinic to Liteta District hospital for further treatment of his wounds.
ZANIS/
What is a catapult?
Thanks
Iwe if you don’t know something yet a computer is right in-front of you, don’t expose your ignorance here when GOOGLE is there to give you answers
Amalegeni
Mushota, its a certain type of caterpillar which is also called butterfyly (gulugufe)
Mwandi Mushota, it’s a smartphone. Looks like a blackberry
#1.2 Doreen is more knowledgeable than Ba M.
In Lenje they call caltapults as “Bapafu”. But this is really over board, even if the country is experiencing armagedon, crusifying a boy is more than cruel.
@Panda na speedluck, u hv made my day.
Uhmmnnn ba PhD student!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mushota its a latest Iphone on the Market
Its a Catalyst my friend.
Hey Mushota, it’s a new type of ATM cards currently in use in Zambia.
Go to hell mother F*************
MUSHOTA. Its a caterpillar. I guess thats the answer you are waiting for.
the boy should be bemba ka..?iyee..
You dog. Smelly pants
What terrible story! People more & more by the day…..unbelievable!
Honestly , amalegeni. Lock up the poacher and throw the key. He is danger to society. F**k the elder.
Next Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Blacky, banoko icthcinyo
That` SATA panishing HH for winning Livingstone Seat.Don`t worry HH the nails will come and wounds will heal.Too bad SATA will be behind bars.
OMG i’d crucify him right back if he did that to my son. Such acts should not go unpunished.SAD
and where were the boy’s parents??? stupit pastor
Chibs please no insole!!! May be B;lack is your tribal cousin
This is really touching. If I had a way i’d crucify him back, feed him to the lions, wait 1 day…hunt and kill the lions,get their intestines and burn them, get the ashes and dump them in a pit latrine and blow up the latrine with a grenade.Children should not be subjected to such cruelty
Mushota you are sleepy
Mushota wa Mushota!!!!!!
White people, Indians, Chinese and all Africans know what a catapult is. Koma ndi mwe azungu!!!
Pasopo mwaiche..ngabalikutanika!
SDA elder !!!. It was here at LT we had Maestro Hehehehehee( Mwanga Mungungulu) an SDA elder who was insulting Sata like hell, he also showed terrible hatred against the Bemba people. I am not surprise that an SDA elder can do such a barbaric thing.
SICHONE IS A TONGA NAME AND NOT BEMBA.
Tribalism unplugged. Actually Sichone hails mainly from the north of the country (including the south of Tanzania)… they can be Namwanga or related sub-groups speaking a similar language. It could also be, as is common, that there is also Sichone among the Tonga-speaking peoples…
The boy was been crucified so that his blood could wash away the sins of the PF thugs!
Catapult looks like a V string.
kwena zoona Mushota uli fontini ilya pelekeshako. I mean ukuba umwina kalale wafilwa ukwishiba ifya kumushi chimo cine no kuba umwina mushi uushaiba nelyo kamo pa lwa mu kalale. Amelegeni eyo tawishibe iwe! bushe ulushishi lwena naulwishiba mwa? ndemona you have to change your name from mushota to something else. you are a disgrace to the bemba speakers. I am proud of my self because I am a balanced citizen in terms of knowing traditional practices and modern western ideals. infact I speak fluent English as much as I speak fluent Bemba.
When I was young in Chililabombwe boys were making catapults and it was not a village.
Makes very sad reading. Happy the boy’s friend led his father to the hideout…. I shudder to think what could have happened otherwise.
The same God who said ‘thou shalt not murder’ is the same God who said ‘thou shalt not steal’. Can the police also arrest the boy for stealling.
Polepole, Dont you think the boy has been punished and traumatized enough?
Polepole
This is just a young boy and amalegeni are just young boys’ toys in Africa. It is normal for a boy his age to behave like he did.
Interesting point, Polepole. I often say that most situations in Zambia are so difficult to adjudicate because both the culprit and victim are oftentimes in the wrong… this is a classic example. Would be a good idea to try both – the juvenile in a juvenile court of course.
Mushota a catapult is a G-string…..!
So if this evil man was Catholic, would they have mentioned what church and rank he is?
Sondo
Catholics or SDA the act is just not in order. I dont see where your complaint comes in. Look at the bigger picture ba Moto
Catholic or protestant we should be sad that this has happened and considering it was perpetrated by a member of the christian fratenity. I as catholic am sad to hear that this was done by a man from our larger christian family.
Evil and barbaric act!
Are you guys serious??? This ia a joke, right???
Show us pictures of the boy nailed like JESUS CHRIST
Sichone is not bemba or tonga, what ever this is namwanga but anyway how can a man of God crucify a young boy over Catapults. YOU are a Devil not man of God.
Iyee this is really sad. What a sad story.
This is really diabolic and must be charged with attempted murder. How on earth can a sane person crucify a child, such things should be tolerated and stiff punishment must imposed on that man. I can really imagine how the child is feeling, the boy needs canceling as he is in state of shock. I think the elder misunderstood the Bible somehow by emulating bad example!
just because of mphila zoona
“…Forgive our trespasses even as we forgive those that trespass against us…” Forgiveness from God is conditioned upon our forgiveness of those who do us wrong. “Thou hast heard it was said a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye. But I tell you to do good to them that despitefully use you … and love them that hate you.”
The Bible says in the last days,the Love of many shall wax cold
The point and the issue here is that this man has seriously injured the boy, the boy (child) needs serious treatment and he underwent such unfortold torture. This man must surely be locked up for grievious bodily harm and nearly committing murder.
Zambians you love to joke, or is it that mostly you are children? please learn to condemn wrong doings seriously I dont find anything funny to resolt to “what is malegeni, etc” look at the damage this fool has done to the child.
I am utterly disgusted.
Yes! Lunza, thank you for a serious comment on a distressing report. Such responses are few on this page. I wonder why that is. A child has been tortured. How could that ever be funny?
Yes! Lunza, thank you for a serious comment on a distressing report. Such responses are few on this page. I wonder why that is. A child has been tortured. He could easily have died. He must be traumatised, even if his physical injuries are healed. How could that ever be funny?
what an outrage, imwe sure!!!!! ati ba church elder. This man is the devil! over a set of malegeni, ala!!!! jail the bugger and throw away the key. what an evil man. And to commit blasphemy like that. Awe sure!
sad story ideed, iwe ka mushota tawakwata fimbi ifyakuchita aprt frm blogging?
Mushota, you need to craw out of your own @$$ for air.
Ba shetani twamikansa mwishina lya kwa yesu cristu. “Devil we bind you in the name of Jesus Christ”. Amen. Your plans will not work in our country Zambia.
What kind of a pastor who has no knowledge of right and wrong? Cud be satanist.