A five year old girl in Kalabo district of Western province has been mauled by a crocodile.
Chief Mwenemendu has confirmed the bizarre incident saying the girl’s remains have been recovered but with one leg, the abdomen and other body parts missing.
The traditional leader in an interview yesterday named the deceased as Kalimba Chipipa of Limbundi village in Mwenemundu chiefdom.
The infant met her fate in Lueti river on Thursday when the reptile snatched her during a swimming spree with siblings as their grandmother was washing clothes.
The girl’s remains have since been buried.
Meanwhile, Chief Mwenemendu has appealed to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) to consider cropping the increasing number of crocodiles in the area.
The traditional leader explained that cropping the reptiles would safeguard human lives.
He disclosed that his chiefdom has this year alone recorded two deaths, three injuries, six fouled attacks and loss of domestic animals.
Chief Mwenemendu said his subjects were living in fear of crocodiles.
Five year old infant- typical Zambian English
Its 2018 and Grandma was washing clothes by the river and you have some lazy leader in State House buying himself a custom fitted jet for $45million and justifying spending $1.3 billion on a tarmac…even wasting $4.5million on simple carpark barrier technology.
And yet you have a bunch of cadres supporting and defending the jets. Simple example and comparison which should get any serious thinking person to recognize that it’s not time to buy jets, and the 45mil USD could have been used to enhance well-being of our people.
Sometimes it’s not the fault of the animals so cropping the animals cannot solve the problem if the people keep provoking them by interfering in their territories out of carelessness.
Fu.cking Crocs!
…”if the people keep provoking them by interfering in their territories out of carelessness…”. Did you even read the article or you are just yapping about blaming everything that you hear about.
The lady was washing the clothes out of necessity as they have nowhere else to do that important life task and the kids were swimming, taking a bath (again perhaps the only way they bathe too). So I’m not sure your ‘provocation’ and ‘carelessness’ comment is coming from. Blame this corrupt government for failing to provide basic needs like clean, running water to every Zambian because they are busy stealing, misappropriating and misusing public funds.
There is dangerous Nepotism and Regionalism in PF Government. PF is full of tribalism. In which region are the two FTJ Universities currently constructed? What other proof of tribalism by PF do you want?
Yet these people are busy uttering unity and peace, but don’t share the national cake equitably. Any Tonga holding a Ministrial position in Lungu”s government? So what does Lungu expect from the Tongas?
Do you know the difference between being mauled and eaten is?
Own state for each tribe, system is not fair. There is no more one Zed. To each their own country.
FREE; CHUUNDU, BAROTSELAND, KUMAWA AND BEMBERS CAN KEEP ZAMBIA.
Sad development indeed – MHSRIP
Black people too much greedy and selfishness
That’s terrible news and ny thoughts are with the family. I agree with @Jay Jay above that in 2018 everyone should have access to clean and running water for drinking and washing and other domestic usage.
By the way LT, 5 years old isn’t an ‘infant’… not even a toddler anymore. She’s a girl or preschooler if you want to use that type of description. An infant is a baby, newborn typically under 1 year old.
sad indeed
The problem lies with your leaders. How many years since independence and grandma is by the river washing clothes in crocodile infested waters? That is crocodile territory and the president of Zambia including ministers need to come up with a game plan of putting up wells and boreholes! Blame the care taker for this mess!!