Four people have been killed in Chifunabuli District in Luapula Province after a mob descended on them on allegations of practicing witchcraft.
Confirming the matter to ZANIS, Chifunabuli District Commissioner Stanley Mukosa identified the victims as Jack Malisawa 44 of Konikalila Village, Augustine Bemba 37 of Mwana Chanda Village, Ngosa Mbukano 42 of Malunga Village, and Lengwe Kafupi aged 32 of Nkufu Village all of Chief Mbulu’s Chiefdom on Chishi Island.
“I can confirm that four people have been killed by a mob following a riot in the area, this is on allegations of practicing witchcraft,” he said.
The District Commissioner disclosed that on Monday, March 18, 2024, people of Chishi Island descended on Lengwe Kafupi accusing him of being behind the crocodile attack which occurred on Saturday, in which a woman was killed by a crocodile.
He said the mob in the process killed Lengwe and burnt him and looted his shop and later went on to kill Bemba and finally killed Mbukani and Malisawa who were later buried by the same mob.
Mr. Mukosa revealed that the mob fled the island after they heard that Police had come in the area.
He disclosed that Police have since managed to apprehend Bornface Mwaba 70 to help with investigations.
Mr. Mukosa said three burial sites have since been visited and the graves have been marked for possible exhumation and Police are still on the island.
That is our zambia today will we ever break free of outdated beliefs
We can’t develop, the guy brings a grocery store to the area, those idyots accuse him of turning into crocodile. His friends with new Chinese sneakers, you kill them too.
If I was president, I could drop bombs on all fvcking island like Gaza..
From the narrative the murderers had all the time in the world to move from one lynching to another. Makes one ask “Where were the Police?”
Ooops!I forget Police are all in Lusaka. Guarding Miles Sampa from Lungu, escorting HH on his daily travels to the airport, and asking for bribes at fake roadblocks-did I leave out any of their chores? Oh yes refusing to tell the media why they cant arrest Mweetwa for wanting to disturb the peace with his sparkling of ethnic conflict.
Those folks are simply *****s! Functional illiterates! Pregnant with jealous! There’s absolutely no way a human can turn into a crocodile!
You cannot convince them that they are wrong. They believe this nonsense with their entire hearts.
Murder is now becoming main news topic in Zambia…..illiterates can be a problem sometimes…honestly whats the connection between a man and crocodile….when theres property looting you know it’s because of jealous
So these must be business owners in the area of lazy hungry people find an excuse too loot the businesses.
One of the accusers is 70 years while the accused range from 35 to 45 years. To me if there’s one who can change into the aquatic beast, it is the accuser not the accused. These are enemies of progress… just because the young men have shops this unsuccessful old goof he thinks they use charms. What a shame.
As a foreigner it never ceases to amaze me of the mumbo jumbo and rubbish that many of you Africans believe in.
Four people have been killed because a large amount of the local population believe that one of them turned himself into a crocodile to attack someone. Please!!!!
These things should be called-out and people from those areas told they are backward and made aware of modern world thinking and the benefits of getting an education. We are living in the 21st century.
As a foreigner it never ceases to amaze me of the mumbo jumbo and rubbish that many of you Africans believe in.
Four people have been killed because a large amount of the local population believe that one of them turned himself into a crocodile to attack someone. Please!!!!
My understanding is that the region where this occurred is known for it backwardness. These things should be called-out and people from those areas told they are backward and made aware of modern world thinking and the benefits of getting an education. We are living in the 21st century.
But I am pretty sure that if they are called out, we hear the calls of tribalism. Pity.
But baTubulu mwatusebana nobulishi bwenu, awe sure buSatana muleke mwe baKasai imwe!
Is this not the same place that terrible wizard Katele Kalumba comes from? Ni ukunyina mumenshi ukwalenga, ng’wena nazo zanako amafi nomba zebele kunyabebele!
60 years after independence and this is all we are coming up with. smh. It beats me how a crocodile attack translates into this.
Imwe ba Lipota that isnt firewood!