Policeman confiscates bag of charcoal in Karonga, and dies ‘defecating’ it

January 5, 2020 Nyasa Times Reporter 43 Comments

A Malawi Police Service (MPS) officer who was stationed at the Malawi-Tanzania Songwe Border had died after allegedly “defecating” charcoal following a confiscation of a 50 kilogram bag of charcoal from a trader who was intending to cross the border.

Mwagomba: The deceased cop

Mike Mwangomba, who hailed from Ngerenge in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Kilupula in the district, is said to have confiscated the bag which he later took to his home for his personal use.

Sources who have spoken to Nyasa Times say the owner of the charcoal was “quite pissed” when Mwangomba demanded that he surrender the bag of charcoal.

“He courteously asked Mwangomba why he was concerned about the bag of charcoal when he was not a forestry officer to which the officer unleashed obscenities to the trader and then slapped him,” our source said.

When he got home, Nyasa Times has learnt, Mwangomba started noticing strange things and then started “defecating charcoal.”

Our source further reported that upon noticing the strange occurrences on his body, Mwangomba informed his relatives who took a cow and K100 000 to the trader for appeasement but the man denied having any knowledge of what they were saying.

Hours later the police officer died, and was buried on Friday in his village.

 

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43 replies on “Policeman confiscates bag of charcoal in Karonga, and dies ‘defecating’ it”

  1. George Thindwa if this st toory is is true I humbly request you to go and challenge this charcoal trader to prove your ” ufiti kulibe” tantrums.

  2. It seems this is a case of ulcers that bled in the upper abdomen. When this happens the sufferer passes what is called “malaena”-black stools. verify with google. The follow up is usually dizziness consistent with him seeing unusual things before he passes out or dies. So the witchcraft story is the our most primitive reaction to unexplained occurrences. It’s okay for us humans to react this way however, today with the advancement of science, it is rather inappropriate for adults to fall in this category of use logic to explain new or strange sequences of events. Away with unfounded witchcraft theories. Let us be decisive against people who promote deforestation. Let us contribute positively to the fight against climate change. I have explained the same in response to Kitoman below,pardon my self-repetition…

  5. There is a fruit in Karonga called mfulu, it is very good to make someone feel constipated, and in some cases you can feel very uncomfortable. when you go to the toilet you will experience black hard bricketts type of faeces.

  10. Timothy Ntumbo ndiwachakomweko,osakatenga mankhwala otelewa Jen ndi pita asowebwanj.N tchito kumango wapusitsa anthu omwe ali opusakalewo uku akumenyela ufulu wa amalawi owelengeka amathanyula amzao DEMET!nkf

  11. Advanced rural science is emminient in Karonga. Watchout Police officers and Migration Officers.

  12. I have been confiscating charcoal, timber, mulanje cedar for over 10 solid years in mulanje, phalombe, neno, mwanza, karonga, mzimba nkhatabay, dedza lilongwe and more places. This story is a liar. According to forestry act 1994 police officers have also a mandate to confiscate forest produce. I even reached a point of consiticating herbal plants from azisinganga those where found uprooting roots in the forest. One took my foot print and challenged that I will die, here i am today. I will there and will confiscate more charcoal bags and this nonsense will end.

    3. Go and do it in Chitipa to prove your theory. Congratulations to the charcoal seller. one day a traffic police officer will be defeacating driving licences.

    4. mudzakumana nazo kuona fisi sikubadwa kale ,anzanuso ena akatelo,tingopempha satana asakutalikileni

    5. It sounds this police officer was having ulcers which when they bleed in the upper abdomen, by the time the blood reaches the rectum, it turns black like charcoal. Google the word “malaena stools”. Obviously if not managed, the sufferer would start feeling dizzy and seeing things and eventually pass out or die. This is the most likely story here, not that of witchcraft. On with the fight against deforestation-let’s fight climate change Malawians! Away with primitive stories of witchcraft…

  16. Karonga and Chitipa are known for this and many other masalamusi. Ndiye DPP cadets busy kulimbana ndi mtambo hmmmmm zibwana ndithu izi siyani Muvulala ndinso mupwetekesa Ma family anu. That boy called Mtambo may not be an ordinary person. Touch him at your owin peril

  18. Let’s appeal to the man to do something similar to Jane Ansah and the DPP government officials plundering and stealing taxpayers money

    1. RIP our cop. however, pali ambiri akupanga zimenezi. Munthu wakongola ndalama ku bank ya m’mudzi kuti apange business, family ithandizike. Then kukumana ndi aboma kumulanda munthu osamumvera chisoni. Akanakhala m’ foreigner, amadutsa popanda vuto. This is bad for Malawi. Imfa imeneyi inali yopeweka ndithu and it is very unfortunate to hear such kind of stories

  19. Anyway thats sad and may his soul rest in peace. howver, if true then inu anzathu a polisi chonde muzimverako mnzanu akakudandaulirani. Ine kundilipiritsa K15,000 yet i told them that my vehicle had a breakdown in mchinji so it took almost 4 months packed as i was looking for money to repair it and so happened insurance and cof expired while stationary but i tried to explained to them but to no avail. Now ndikananyamula galimotoyo on my way from mchinji to Lilongwe? Zoona?

  20. This is the kind of story people create and narrate to others when passing time at a drinking gathering, very fictitious!!! If this story was investigated it likely would be found that there is no truth in it at all. Our so-called journalists also heavily rely on hearsey. Did
    the writer carry out any investigations to ascertain the truth? Most unlikely. Unfortunately many Malawians believe any story that is circulated especially if it involves witchcraft. Please try to think independently to make judgements.

    1. Charles, Check with Malawi Police service if the cop is alive or dead.It seems you are also a cop.

      1. I am not disputing the cop’s death. I mean checking on the REAL cause of the cop’s death. He may have died of an underlying medical problem at a time he had confiscated charcoal from the man – mere coincidence. By the way, I am not a cop, never dreamt of being one and will never be one.

  21. So apparently they made him a charcoal making factory? Interesting, we need more of this chitukuko sure.

  22. Has anyone from Karonga border post, where the deceased was based, confirmed the story? Has the police in Karonga confirmed this story? Otherwise there is no truth about it. The police officer may have died of other causes.

  23. Kwatsala apolice amene amalanda ma drivers licence pamseu .
    Ngati akumbva chonde asiye chifukwa ulendo uno azi ngokanyela ma drivers licence akatilanda.
    Anyway , job weldone akuti apolice ena atengelepo pundzilo

  24. Next will be the traffic cops from Mzuzu, they always come at Mzimba turn off collecting bribes. I will personally deal with them.

  25. Karonga at it again……..is it not the same district where witches and wizards are being either stoned or burnt to death…in mob justice executions?

    Can someone help me understand if witchcraft is real…..can wizards really fly hundreds of miles in a second…..or enter buildings and banks without keys?

    If wizards can do all that why is Malawi so poor……why can we not send all wizards and witches we have in Malawi to fly to the US and Britain to bring us back the much need forex in dollars and pounds?

    Perhaps it is only possible to kill other people in witchcraft but never possible to steal money from a bank….what a shame.

  26. Yea that was good move played by charcoal trader.Apolice mmadzitenga ngati ndinu madolo. Kusauka kumalanda makala

  28. Koma mmafufuza nkhanizi musanalembe or its just copy & paste from other source? Munapitadi Ku school koma? Please try to be professional… Ndili wa chibale mtakupitilani ku course sure… Nkhani ya bod za iyi mukungomuonongera mbiri malemuyu wamwalira ndi TB.

  29. Ndiye Karongayo. Ndipo ali ndi mwayi anamumpha nthawi yomweyo, amachotsa mafupa nkumakuzunza ukuyenda chokwawa mwakathumbathumba choncho. Eish! may his soul rest in piece.

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