Murder cases on rise in Malawi’s Mzimba

MZIMBA-(MaraviPost)-It is no longer a fearsome situation to some men to kill a fellow human being in some parts of Mzimba District.

This year alone, about five lives have been lost through murder by some fearless men over disputes at drinking joints and issues of  witchcraft.

According to Inspector Alinafe Mwamtani of Kafukule Police Unit in Mzimba North, a fresh death through murder took place on  Wednesday in which Oneta Ngulube was killed after disagreeing with a bottlemate at a drinking place at Sholonondo Village in the district.

Ngulube died on the spot after he was severely hit andinjured in the head by a pestle.

Meanwhile, police in the area have arrested a Mr John Hunga on the suspicion that he is the one who killed Ngulube.

 Late Ngulube, 49,  hailed from  Sholonondo Village while John Hunga  comes from John Hunga Village, Traditional Authority Mpherembe in the district.

Richard Kayenda

I hold a bachelor’s degree in languages obtained from Mzuzu University. Since 2016, I have been working for Maravi Post as a reporter of local news; particularly from the Northern Region of Malawi. My main news areas are politics, business, sports and many more. Besides reporting, I also write news analyses on current affairs just to share informed opinions on news that matter in Malawi. By now I have a five year practical experience in online news reporting and I look forward to growing more professionally while raising the bar of Maravi Post; in order to make it a household name, as we keep our readership informed, edutained and updated on a daily basis.