A TANZANIAN witchdoctor who calls himself Nkungulupe has vanished into thin air after police in Chinsali pounced on his disciples who attempted to perform a ritual at the grave of the late Lumpa Church founder, Alice Mulenga Lubusha Lenshina.
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On Tuesday morning around 11:00 hours, word reached police ears that the self styled traditional healer, Nkungulupe and some overzealous Kabungo Village committee members were preparing to remove charms from Lenshina’s grave, a stunt completely at odds with the norms of the Jerusalem Church (Lumpa).
Muchinga Province Police Commissioner Dennis Moola stated that upon receiving the report, unlike the delay that occurred in arresting Mwaka Halwiindi, police officers wasted no time in finding a CDF vehicle with some fuel to courier the suspects to a police station.
Moola said Joseph Lameck, 28, a disciple imported straight from Mbeya, Tanzania and his interpreter, Mutale Shadrick, 23, of Kasama’s TAZARA Compound were arrested.
Police also utilised the CDF vehicle to pick up village headman, Laston Katongo, 47, who allegedly encouraged the witchcraft operation, landing himself squarely under Section 12 of the Witchcraft Act No. 90 of the Laws of Zambia.
But when news of the arrests spread, Kabungo villagers abandoned their hoes and pounding sticks to march to Chinsali Police Station while ushering granny Bertha Lungu’s Pretoria High Court language on the officers as they demanded the release of their beloved witchdoctor’s crew.
However, police were not in the mood of tolerating Wusakile Compound language and resorted to locking up nine of the ‘resurrected’ Why Me replicas, among them 71 year old Willis Chimfwembe, several young hotheads and three 17 year old juveniles for disorderly conduct.
The group now await their day in court.
“Police are still looking for the witchdoctor who has caused confusion in the area and surrounding villages,” said Moola.
By Catherine Pule
Kalemba, August 22, 2025
