Learning at Kangwena Secondary School in Mushindamo District
came to a dramatic standstill this week Monday after an unexpected visitor
showed up - a Kikondo, also known as a “moving coffin.” And yes, according to
residents, this coffin was not just moving… it was doing investigative work.
On Monday, chaos erupted when the coffin allegedly “pointed” at a teacher, accusing him of being responsible for the death of a 29-year-old man. Pupils scattered, teachers panicked, and the school atmosphere instantly shifted from “Back to School” to “Season Finale of a Village Mystery Series.”
North-Western Province Police Commissioner Brighton Siwale confirmed the incident, saying the whole drama was reported at St Dorothy Police Station by a very stressed 36-year-old man from Kan’gwena area.
The late Mr. William Nshindani died last Friday after a short illness. However, during the burial, some residents decided that CSI: Kan’gwena needed to be activated. They seized the coffin and, in traditional investigative fashion, started making it “walk” around the village to sniff out suspects.
Two men were “identified” by this supernatural detective: An 84-year-old man And a 47-year-old Deputy Head Teacher at Kan’gwena Primary School And that was the moment the whole thing turned into a full-blown action movie.
“The situation quickly became violent,” Mr. Siwale said, as the angry mob attacked the two men based on the coffin’s “testimony.” Police officers rushed to the school and located the coffin - not outside, not at the burial site - but comfortably sitting in the Deputy Head Teacher’s living room like it was waiting for tea.
Officers safely retrieved the coffin and transported it to St Dorothy Police Station, hopefully before it pointed at anyone else.
On Monday, chaos erupted when the coffin allegedly “pointed” at a teacher, accusing him of being responsible for the death of a 29-year-old man. Pupils scattered, teachers panicked, and the school atmosphere instantly shifted from “Back to School” to “Season Finale of a Village Mystery Series.”
North-Western Province Police Commissioner Brighton Siwale confirmed the incident, saying the whole drama was reported at St Dorothy Police Station by a very stressed 36-year-old man from Kan’gwena area.
The late Mr. William Nshindani died last Friday after a short illness. However, during the burial, some residents decided that CSI: Kan’gwena needed to be activated. They seized the coffin and, in traditional investigative fashion, started making it “walk” around the village to sniff out suspects.
Two men were “identified” by this supernatural detective: An 84-year-old man And a 47-year-old Deputy Head Teacher at Kan’gwena Primary School And that was the moment the whole thing turned into a full-blown action movie.
“The situation quickly became violent,” Mr. Siwale said, as the angry mob attacked the two men based on the coffin’s “testimony.” Police officers rushed to the school and located the coffin - not outside, not at the burial site - but comfortably sitting in the Deputy Head Teacher’s living room like it was waiting for tea.
Officers safely retrieved the coffin and transported it to St Dorothy Police Station, hopefully before it pointed at anyone else.
Just To Unlock Your Mind:
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Steven: "The charm here used is Mayubu. And it's real bane.
Mayubu is a traditional charm believed to cause a coffin to move in the direction of the person responsible for the death. It is commonly associated with the northern parts of Zambia and is believed to have originated from the Congo,"
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