The Zambia Police in Kalumbila district of north western province have buried a coffin after relatives to the deceased abandoned it for fear of being arrested for planning a moving coffin popularly known as ‘chikondo’.
North-Western Province Commissioner of Police, Joel Njase confirmed the incident in a statement to ZANIS today.
Mr Njase stated that, Mutanda Police station received a case of a moving coffin locally known as ‘chikondo’ on July 21, 2021 which occurred around 15:30 hours at Katoka area.
“A report was received from the informer that a group of people gathered at a funeral house planning to make ‘chikondo’,” he said.
He explained after a tip off the police visited the funeral procession and upon seeing the police, mourners run leaving the coffin along the road.
Mr Njase further stated that the Police officers got the coffin and buried it at the graveyard with the help of neighbours since the relatives had run away.
He identified the deceased as, 36-year-old male Gladwell Mayankwa, of Kyabankaka Clinic in Kalumbila district.
This is ignorance. But it is some people culture. I find it disrespectful to the deceased.
I know Kaondes are primitive
Primitivity is what you are doing here – just because you encountered some Kaondes of behavior not to your liking, this does not give you the right to blanket ALL Kaondes with the same attribute
The journalist reporting this story has presenting it half-baked. How do you know explain what ‘chikondo’ is when it seems to be central to the story!? The quality of the reporting leaves much to be desired.
Hope Kaizer won’t be left like that along the road.
I think the coffin was headed towards corrupt individuals hence quick intervention by the police.
Vote wisely.
Kukosama mpombo obewa.If you don’t have to say just shut up your month.
I mean If you don’t have anything to say just shut up.
The issue of pointing a Tribe because of one person’s mistake is a grave danger to society. Please stop it. no tribalism in Zambia. we all make mistakes but it does not mean that we all wrong for one mistake.
The police buried a dead person not a coffin!