Court jails Ngoni warrior who mistook sheep for rats

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THIS year’s Ncw’ala Traditional Ceremony due to be held in a week’s time from today will be missing one of the impi warriors as the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court has granted him free government accommodation for three long years.
 
Henry Phiri will have to miss the next three rainy seasons due to his attempt to upgrade himself from mining rats and mice to eating soft and tender choicy lamb from stolen sheep worth K22,000.
 
According to court records, Phiri who is a bricklayer of Lusaka’s Linda Township strayed into Bakuni Farms on the night of October 12, 2022
 
Like a true Ngoni Warrior, he formed a one-man cow horn formation, encircled 15 sheep and slaughtered them all.
 
Needing no Yango or Ulendo, Phiri single-handedly carried the heap of sheep carcass to feed not only himself but the community at a fee.
 
However, his luck ran out when a herdsman discovered that his job was missing and there were splutters of blood everywhere. He pursued the blood trail leading to the apprehension of Phiri.
 
For his criminal attempt to upgrade his menu from mice to sheep, Phiri will now be in charge of watering prison cabbages and eating rotten samp.
 
Before being sentenced, the 32 year old readily admitted to the theft but pleaded with the court to take pity on him saying boredom led him yo steal as the animals as he had nothing to do at the time.
 
He revealed that he sold the 14 sheep in Chibolya at K7,000 and each animal had its own price based on the size.
 
In regretting his deeds the convict said his wife is orphaned and can’t manage to fend for their children in his absence.
 
But Magistrate Soma said Phiri needed to be punished for reaping where he did now sow.
 
“Three years with hard labour will suffice so that by the time you come out of that place you will respect peoples animals. The owners took time to grow those animals and you sold them within 30 minutes You can’t enjoy where you did not sweat. I sentence you to three years imprisonment with hard labour effective the date of arrest.”
 
“If let off the hook, many farmers will suffer because you told me you strike when you have nothing to do do. You are young, you can earn a life through decent means as opposed to stealing you must look into your behavior you are married and should have thought about your family. I will keep you longer in prison so that farmers can breath in order for you to reflect on your life and set as an example to those engaged in stealing,” added magistrate Soma.
 
Kalemba February 14, 2023
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