A teacher in Kasempa district yesterday escaped death after being attacked by a hippo at his house in Kivuku area about 15 kilometers from the boma.
The Mother in law of the teacher Rejoice Mushala who saved the victim by hitting the animal with the pounding stick on the mouth confirmed the development to ZANIS staff at Mukinge Mission Hospital yesterday.
Mrs Mushala said the teacher, Mr Leon Chizeji was attacked by the hippo around 07:00 hours just a few meters outside his house.
Mrs Mushala disclosed that the victim was only saved from the grip of the animal after it was hit on its head.
She said the teacher sustained deep cuts on the buttock and the right hand.
Mr. Chizeji was rushed to the mission hospital by his wife and with the help of his neighbours.
ZANIS staff who rushed to the hospital found the teacher had just come out from the theatre and had not yet regained consciousness..
Mrs Mushala has complained about lack of action by Zambia Wildlife Authority(ZAWA) on the animals in the area.
She said she had reported to the authority about the presence of the animals and the damage caused to crops on several occasions but no action has been taken.
Meanwhile reliable sources have disclosed to ZANIS staff this morning that the hippopotamus was shot dead by the angry villagers.
Obtaining comments from ZAWA proved futile.
ZANIS/EC/MKM/ENDS
UPDATED
LT is really keeping us well informed today. Keep it upl-)
BABY HIPPO IN SOUTH AFRICA
This woman is really brave, most of us would have fled the scene.
# 1 you are super power
mwapusukeni
Who was hunting?
The last time i check a hippo was not a repitile
Man you owe your in law one! Never mind the buttock :d
Apogozi ye takanyani
I hope he recovers to thank his mother in law! And yes ~:> it is not a reptile… 😮
That’ s good his fine no dam just a house and hippo waits for him #-o[-(
Hippo ni nfubu.It is relish.
You guys in Kasempa,just kill those animals and eat them if ZAWA doest want to do anything about the situation.
How i wish that was happening in Eastern Province.
We can just keep quiet but in the meantime killing those animals and enjoying.
THAT IS WILD RELISH GIVEN TO YOU PEOPLE BY THE ALMIGHTY GOD.
PLEASE KILL AND EAT.
Amen.
Chiivubwe badala
#26
I think it’s black magic at it’s best.
Hippos are mammals not reptiles,pliz educate us on this! Or the writer meant Croc not as a hippo
#26????
FAZ not involved in Mayuka saga
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says Kabwe warriors striker Emmanuel Mayuka’s transfer saga has been blown out of proportion.
FAZ President Kalusha Bwalya said at a news briefing that the Association is not involved in the transfer negotiations of players.
Meanwhile, Bwalya said the association will soon engage a technical director who will be responsible for recruiting players from the grassroot level.
Bwalya said the move is aimed at creating a pool of players who will be the future players of the National team
correct spring i asked nmy self while reading if at all hippos are reptiles.
#15 I think if they were eating crops it should be a hippo…
He is the one that deserves to be evacuated to Morning Side, not some chaps that we hear have gone. They have too much money to pay themselves. The lady must be honoured for her courage. But this being Zed, no medal at State House ceremony
#16
Sony Ericsson phiri
Thanx ,s’ppose to be #11 Green passport
A hippo is not a reptile. It’s a mammal. The woman was brave though. I hope her son-in-law survives this.
Mwebo ba LT,
iippo itoba reptile lili? Chintu chili chi mammal mwebo mutolanda ubufi apa ba mwisho
Gopala-GAZA OVER uto yeya kumushenu? kambo mbuya wako bamuluma bokosi.
The Woman is a ‘Hero’.RB should honour such Ladies,not only politicians should be honoured.
# 18 let me google hippo using Katele Kaluba’s laptop .
if a hippo is a reptile then an elephant is a fish
Webo supergal swebo kumushesu iippo ito kwasa mumupika a onion, tomato a curry mwisho. Eno bapogoshi bokosi yalumwa takwe kushana ku ma dizzy.
Gopala-GAZA OVER
Eno bapogoshi bokosi yalumwa takwe kushana mu bed.
LT has called a hippo a repitile repeatedly for that matter :)):)):)):)):)):))=))=))=))=))=))=))=))=))=))
:d mwisho # 29 bapogoshi bali bakote kale.
Ba ZAWA bapele nebo nyama ya iippo, onion, tomoto, green pepper na Rajah curry ili mumupika nwebo-ati Rajah curry-sorry nwebo-Rajah ito mana pali Madras curry
# 26 please do lets go Google and his teacher may something with one of his pupil’s know how its works parents their can talk to him all they do is attack and kill him so that they say it was a hippo Zed
Sad indeed for the man and bug up to the mother in law.I agree,a hippo is not a reptile but a mammal,am getting used to such ridiculous mistakes by Zambian websites,it’s like no proof reading to minimise errors even silly ones.
alimwi ilanona iipo wabika acishu ca butele
Imwe ba LT a hippo is not reptile. It is plant eating (herbivore) mammal. It is warm blooded and its skin is covered with hair. Reptiles are cold-blooded and have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers. In your quest to educate us and inform we expect you to edit your stories other wise my Child will challenge me that a hippo is a reptile and produce your article as evidence.:oHats off to the courageous mother-in law!:d/
Imwe,
31. Gopala-GAZA OVER wansi yeyesha madras ilanunkila kabotu. mawe ndaya kumushi nebo kakulye iipo nebo
Ba Maureen have you head?
kumushi mooye # 37 anebo ndakuyeye kapati. Waka sola kubika tu garlic mu iippo webo? Wato bikamo tu Bisto atwalo so aaaah =d> itoba sandauni
These are some of the issues RB should be addressing instead of visiting “sick patients- :d” . I know right? sick and patients in the same sentence. Anyways, RB put ZAWA to task.
Have you seen how uneducated Zambia journalists have become? It is all Chiluba;s fault. How can a Hippo be a reptile? Sure, sure, even my 5 year old knows what a reprile is and what a mammal is and the difference between them. Chiluba, surely aren’t you ashamed of what you did to zambia Children? Destroying the education system which was perfectly fine under super Ken.
#35 =))
Sounds like my own mother in – law, personally I would prefer to take a hippo on in a scrap than her! [-(
Ba lsktimes you must have been sleeping in primary school to get this wrong
‘Nough said about hippos and reptiles. LT get your act together.
i hope AMCOR management have got hint about this woman,if she can comfront a hippo what of those tuma bandits prawling lusaka at night who run even when they see their own shadows,ni biscuit.
biscuit?
Why are people making an issue of this reptile stuff?
This article was cut and paste from ZANIS people please see the bottom left corner.
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imagine
Ba kaonde mwalikosa.Twasanta bakulumpe ipayai ba nyama tuje.Ba MUSHALA MWASEBEZA
Sony Ericsson Phiri
I know I am not an angel when it comes to contributing r u b b i s h but really this is just ludicrous now.
Guys lets move on. People have even gone out of their way saying it`s Chiluba`s fault that journalists are writing this. For God`s sake Chiluba became president in 1991. I do not think people born in 1991 have been to Uni and Hone and done their journalism already. I may be wrong but please!
As much as I hate Chiluba, writing on LT has nothing to do with him
3RqU don’t listen to that one… I agree LT should edit, but maybe that’s breach of copyright since it’s a ZANIS story 😕
So if ZANIS says nsomba ni mbeba then there’s nothing LT can do… 😕
Ba LT what is happening to my postings after a long leave from the blog
Sony Ericsson Phiri LT can not change anything they cut and paste.
When Banfuchile died (MHSRIP), Zamnet cut and paste a stroy which was all wrong from the beeb.
#55, No, its people who started School around 1991/92 who were affected by Chiluba’s warped political engineering. Chiluba described us educated people as useless and fired most teachers, doctors and nurses. What message do you think he was sending to the School going Children. Leadership is a responsility that affects mant facets of lives either indirectly or directly. So, yes to have reported who does not even know the difference between a mammal and reptile is a very shameful thing to the nation. All Chiluba’s fault, i am sorry.
I thought so… Anyway these ZANIS journalists should have some lessons not so?
We need more women like Mrs Mushala, they act decisively not just talking
Bloggers believe it or not Sony Ericsson Phiri’s Mother-in-law would have joined the hippo biting off the other b.u.t.t.o.c.k ! Kaili agoneka mwana wao njala, spend all his salary blogging! :d
#55 I think that is stretching logic a bit too much…
LOL ba maureen! How are you?
:d
anyway naenda ku tarven manje mwe – :-h
Hippo lost out, so that lady is powerful eeh? Read between lines and recall what happened in that part of the country in days of Mushala, so what are you saying now????? Bena mushala they are known for juju and nothing else. Takwabapofye,, elyo lady, awe science yatalikako mbichana.
Intelligentia #55
Its alright trying to justify a point, its another being realistic and fair. When Chiluba took over, he actually improved things. We saw primay schools building wall fences and all that. Things just didn`t go hay-wire from there. It took a while for the short man to realise he actually needed to be stocking up for winter which is never there in Zambia;).
Sony Ericsson Phiri I have spotted a mistake made by the beeb on 606 and evrybody jumped in and we saw the beeb change it. Its one of those things I am afraid.
:d
Of course 3RqU, people make mistakes even journalists I even corrected them once. Anyway my beer is waiting, tomolo… :-h
#63, good sense of humour. It took a while for the short man to realise he actually needed to be stocking up for winter which is never there in Zambia.
Yes, but even then he did not even stock up for his children as well. Too bad.
Hippos are also human beings like us.
Lucky escape. Hippos claim the lives of more people than any other animal in Africa.
Cheers Intelligentia.:d
That is what happens when people get comfortable.
Sony Ericsson Phiri :-h
so if they hippo swallowed Buya’s butt nishi if the locals eats its meat nishi ni ma cannibals?
correction:
so if the hippo swallowed Buya’s butt nishi if after the locals eat its meat nishi ni ma cannibals?
Too bad umugaizi balimusuma pamatako, but mayo ena enshimbi ala amalumbu kuli nakulu bantu and a quick recovery kuwetako :d
# 57. Ba Maureen =))=))=))
Ukwisakushetelamofye itako pa bapongoshi sure :d
# 72. Mo taim aaahhh guys you cracking my ribs….wont comment on this one
This is good news imwe!! Did she use her BOKOSHI!!
These are the real Africa women! Take that woman to State House to go and deal with RB!!
Actually that Picture looks like RB in his Maize Field!!
All I am allowed to say in his Nyama Soya Field ?
Mr. Chizeji please appreciate your mother in law. Velepi Mtonga new PS ministry of health please send this patient to South Africa. Hippo bite in the buttocks can be very toxic
Supergal, have you been speaking Lenje. Wow! Thats great to know!
Where was the daughter?
Hmmm i think hippo fyalikalipa? Ukuitoba no mwinshi wa kutwilako pa kanwa?
indeed # 79 !!! where was the wife. something strange here . We thank the Great God the teacher is not dead , but the big question is where was the wife?
Bokosi or ama figure. Sorry mweee
=))=))itako balya paba pongoshi!=)) we cintu ubukulu =))=)) how does one recover from such…… kwena iyi “reptile” twita ati iippo yachita over mwe!=)):))=))
after this story I miss Zed
If the meat is missing or part of the backside how ill he get that part back, I feel for him as for the Morthe-inlaw …mwabombeni
Thank God the man survived.
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LT 2008 Award Winner. =; for Zambians in 2009.
Its quiet amazing that a hippo attacks a human being outside the rivers/waters. This is strange.Outside water a hippo flees upon seeing man. Too bad for Chizeji, so his ba pongoshi saw his buttock.Quick recovery bro.
Mwapulukai Mwane
LT kindly note that there is no Kaonde man which starts with ‘CHI’all our Kaonde names start with ‘KI’ .Just for your information we are Kaondes and not Bembas .Thank you. [-(
excuse my poor eyesight bane but where in the article does it say hippos are reptiles? i just dont believe such a gross error can get past the editing room../:)
No where,there is no reference to the hippo as reptile in the article :((
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sad indeed!!
Dont worry likamena limbi(itako) kulishafye sana umusalu nempwa epela
imwe hippo was upset that he was growing old and they were no pochas to hunt it and the pipo didnt want to eat it.so it went closer for them to take action.Munani
Ndiyo ni Ndiyo
Its shocking that the government is spending collosal amounts of money taking VJ to South Africa when we all know his sickness is incurable and self inflicted.
supergal..
good morning,am impressed with you lenje …
Point of correction to all those saying that a hippo is a mammal. You are all wrong. Its neither a reptile nor a mammal but an amphibian. I guess you are all not smarter than a 5th grader
Mwayandayi mwane. i once stayed in Kasempa some year back and we used to kill the animals when they enter our premises. after all they are transpassing in our gardens
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:d:d
Ba Lukatazyo! twasanta mwane nkambo emupeshe. Kasempa is a rich place those are the signs our place animals come even in the village we dont need a gun to kill one for relish all we need is a knife and a pounding stick. i think i will just go and stay in kasempa were we a impala per person
In kasempa there are more animals that are not talked about than hippo just because it has performed there are Elephants too wildlife should take an action
LT, you’ve mixed up the photos … the mother-in-law is the one in the picture.
#98 good joke :d
At least this made some good humour, and good laugh. On serious basis, I wish the man quick recovery.
Akazi lipila nkongole mudala paka pa last wamukonka, he is a lucky man. maybe he could post a link on where to get superhero mother in-laws from…..lol. I wish him quick recovery
One thing about this reptile issue just show that Zambian journalists are dull to the bone. :d
#90 no apology to make. There is no mention of a hippo being a reptile in the article. Spring Chicken where did u get that? this is how people are mislead. Tizi belenga english bwino
#109
THE STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED,USE YOUR EYES.
Ati “iipppo” awe mwe =))=))=))=))=))=)):)):)):)):))
# 15 So you should go back to school. This is what my son is learning in grade 5 and last week when he was given home work to describe what a mammal is, he put it as an animal that lives both in water and outside water. So a hippo is a mammal and not a reptile.
Sorry I remember he said it is an amphibian because it stays in both water and on land.
:)):)):)):)):)):)):)):)):)):)):)):)):)):)) awe kwena!!! this is jst too fantastic…bt anyway quick recovery ku mulwele wetako……
but guys kwena dis is being so mean…sure umunenu balya iteko there u go laughing to de lungs out..awe…sure…quick recovery boi 😕
Why the fuss, kill the animals and enjoy a free meal……