Elephants yesterday disrupted the church service in Mwateshi Village of Mpika district in Muchinga Province.
The elephants attacked the congregants forcing them to scamper in all directions for their lives.
The congregants and children later climbed trees amid shouts for help as the elephants ate and destroyed their maize fields.
ZANIS reports from Mpika that both Information deputy minister Mwansa Kapeya and St. Andrews Parish Priest In-Charge, Fr. Joseph Mulenga Besa have confirmed the development in an interview today.
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Father Besa who went for mass in Mwateshi said prayers were disrupted when church members spotted Elephants advancing towards the church.
Father Besa said church members later stood outside the church as they watched helplessly as the animals ravaged their fields.
The clergyman said he was forced to end the mass unceremoniously for fear of elephant reactions after they were disturbed by members of the community.
Fr. Besa said he has since reported the matter to the Zambia Wild Life Authority (ZAWA) officers in Mpika who have since rushed to the area.
ZAWA Area Warden Patrick Nyirenda said he has already deployed officers to the affected area adding that the officers have started driving away the animals from the villages.
Mr. Nyirenda said the elephant ran away from Mano Camp of North-Luangwa on Friday in search of maize and has since appealed to the poachers who are planning to kill one for their consumption that they should not provoke them as ZAWA is in total control.
He explained that if the elephants hear the sound of the bullet, they will angrily react and go on rampage killing and destroying houses, a situation, he said, should be avoided at all costs.
At least 4 hectares and 1 lima of maize field has so far been invaded and maize been badly eaten by elephants whose number is not yet confirmed as officers from Mano camp do not know how many elephants have left the camp.
And Mr. Kapeya has described the situation in Mano area as serious.
Mr. Kapeya said that he is however, happy that ZAWA officers have responded quickly to prevent the loss of life.
He said that he is optimistic that the situation will soon come under control.
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The elephants must have been PF cadres, i’m sure the priest at the church was against the removal of subsidies. Shame on you PF elephants!
Go and take your medication
LOL
@Jr, that’s fun.
So the PFants even decided to eat all subsided maize? They left “mano” behind, they are now senseless.
Imwe! This is not a case of kanitundila, shaa!
POLITICIANS BRIBING MEN OF THE CLOTH; …EVEN ELEPHANTS DON’T LIKE IT!!
BOB MARLEY: ” Cold ground was my bed last night, and hard rock was my pillow… I just feel like BOMBING the church, now that I know the PREACHER IS LYING… He’s talking Blues, Talking Blues…!”
“…the elephants attacked the congregants forcing them to SCAMPER in all directions…”
PETER TOSH: “…Followers of Jesus want to go to heaven, but none of them want to die…” , yet it’s the only way to go to heaven! HaHaHa!!
I HOPE THOSE VOCAL PEOPLE AND OPPOSITION LEADERS WHO CASTIGATED CARDERS WILL ALSO CASTIGATE THE ELEPHANTS.
The clever elephants understand that the gullible Afrikan is being duped by the white man’s religion. We were a spiritual people before the white man colonised us.
Stoopid PF elephants. Obviously From Sata’s Village
these elephants are upnd cadres ha..ha…ha
On labour day,Sata said no witch from any province can surpase that from Muchinga province!Mupika in particulr.No wonder even animals there are untouchable.
Oh very hilarious indeed! So now ‘Pfelephants’ want to do it the Matero way in the President’s home province? And to ‘rampage’ their point home, they eat the same commodity whose subsidy has been removed by PF as if to say “we won’t eat your subsidy but we will eat your maize and no debate on this issue please!” Quite a paradox of logic, isn’t it?
Is there an elephant in the room?
Even animals know that we need to remove subsidies or else we will suffer even more! Viva Sata!
Not really funny, but you can’t help it but to reckon that the Elephants might have just wanted to join the congregants for a spot of prayer to pray for King cobra!!
Imwe! This is not a case of kanitundila, shaa!
The sad incidence of elephant disrupting church services and subsequently raiding crops for the concerned villagers is a waking up call to other issues that need Govt attention. we appreciate those making political jokes but we all know that where a person loses property and food for that matter lets act and comment humanely. Has it crossed in any of our minds that the loss of such crops is a life and death occurrence.We all should have empathy. This loss might mean that a future teacher/accountant still in lower grade may not have a book or even the most basic requirements to use once the crop that is in most cases the life line and traditional sources of livelihood and income has been destroyed.
To Government it high time you tied communities lives directly to these resources .
yaba….. only Zambians would climb a tree to hide from magnificent elephants so funny. No wonder you worhip an invisible god. hahahahahaha
yaba….. only Zambians would climb a tree to hide from magnificent elephants so funny. No wonder you worship an invisible god. hahahahahaha
But why did God allow elephants to disrupt prayers to him? Religion doesn’t make sense.
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