By White Luhanga
A 65-year-old man in Chama District, Eastern Province, has allegedly taken his own lífe by over allegations of bewitching his second wife.
Eastern Province Police Commissioner Robertson Mweemba confirmed the incident, stating that it ccurred yesterday 27th August,2025 around 14:00hrs in Nyembe Village of Chief Chibale.
The brief facts of the matter are that the deceased, Boyd Simukoko, married two wives, Maria Namfukwe, the first wife, and Setelina Kaluba, the second wife.
The second wife had been ill for a long time, suffering from swollen legs and stomach.
Mr. Mweemba stated that the children of the second wife called a witch doctor, known as “Twapachalo,” who claimed that their father was behind their mother’s illness.
He says when the children confronted their father about the allegations, he expressed ignorance.
However, later that afternoon, Boyd Simukoko went into the bush, about 50 meters away from his village, and took his own lífe, despite earlier telling his first wife that he was going to the farm.
An inquiry has been opened into the matter, and the relatives have been advised to bury the body and mark the grave for possible exhumation.
©️ Zambia Reports | August 28th, 2025.