CHIPATA MAN LOSES GENITALS IN BIZARRE ORDEAL

By Onishias Maamba in Chipata

IN what can be thought to be a ritual attack, a 45-year-old man of Chipata district in eastern province is battling for his life after losing his genitals following an attack from unknown assailants.

Both Eastern province commissioner of Police, Luckson Sakala and Chipata Central Hospital Senior Medical Superintendent, Mbinga Mbinga confirmed the development to this bloggers in separate interviews.

Mr Sakala identified the victim as Seveni Phiri, a Malawian national who was a cattle herder in Mashanga village in Paramount Chief Mpezeni's area. 

The regional police chief said Phiri met his fate on Thursday, 14^th November, 2019 after unknown assailants attacked him from behind, while walking on a path.

“This happened in Mashanga village on Thursday, and the victim is Seveni Phiri, aged 45, a Malawian national, his assailants attacked him from behind and over powered him. The only thing he remembers happening is when his trousers was being removed by the attackers. After they left, he felt some pain around his pubic region, and that is when he realized that his genitals were cut off,” he said.

Mr. Sakala said the attackers ran away with Phiri’s genitals to an unknown destination and that their motive was not known.

He expressed shock at the development, saying it was a strange case and that other people could be at risk especially that the culprits are at large.

And Chipta Central Hospital Senior Medical Superintendent Dr. Mbinga said Phiri suffered a traumatic amputation of his genitals as well as a fractured thigh bone.

He said Phiri was admitted to the hospital, describing his condition as stable and that he was out of danger.

“Yes, I can confirm that we received this case on Thursday. He suffered a traumatic shock. That is to say that his genitals were cut off. He also suffered a fractured thigh bone. He is currently admitted in our facility and condition is stable and out of danger,” said Dr. Mbinga.

Dr. Mbinga indicated that the hospital was working on ensuring that the wound heals, adding that doctors had since inserted a tube through which the patient was using to pass urine.

However, efforts by this blogger to get a comment from the victim failed as the hospital administration has imposed restricted visits on the patient due to the shock he suffered from the bizarre incident.

This blogger was further told that counseling sessions have been line-up for Phiri so as to help him go through the healing process.

And other sources talked by this blogger on condition of anonymity revealed that Phiri hailed from Malawi and that he had no relatives in Zambia.  

For now, until investigations have been fully exhausted, the motive behind this gruesome attack remains unknown.