Police have dispelled assertions that the three slain Mailon brothers in Luano valley could be just any other ordinary villagers saying the trio was positively identified not only by their mother and brother but also by several other people.
Central Province Commissioner of Police Standwell Lungu said in an interview yesterday that there was no mistaken identity about the three brothers who were gunned down around 15.00 hours on Monday by security wings deep in the thick forest where they had set up camp.
Mr Lungu was reacting to continued speculation in Central province suggesting that the three who were shot dead were not the most-wanted Mailon brothers but just ordinary villagers.
The three brothers, Mika, 35, Fabian, alias Tunda, 27, and Stephano, 31, were believed to have killed in cold blood 12 people, using bows and arrows.
News of the trio’s killing was received with mixed feelings while some celebrated their death especially people of Chief Chembe’s area who had been living in fear for close to seven years. while others felt they should have been left to face the law to have an understanding on why they killed people.
The three were buried in Kabwe on Friday afternoon in the presence of security officers after positive identification by their mother, a bother and several other independent people who included some villagers and primary school mates as well as friends their at Shimpupula village.
“Apart from the mother to the brothers and a surviving brother Nelson, security wings were alive to the fact that such speculation may come up hence the decision to ask independent people to assist in identifying the bodies.
He said two former school mates of the three in Luano valley and three villagers who were allegedly some of those having been attacked by the trio all positively identified the brothers separately.
“The question of shooting wrong people does not stand because they were positively identified and therefore the chapter is closed and police is ready to ensure people in the valley feel safe once again,” he said.
Plans were underway to set up a police post within the valley to ensure people and properties were protected.
Mother to the Mailon brothers’ 70 year old Janet Ngimu in an interview recently said she would not go back to Luano where she hails from because she did not know how people would react especially those who lost their loved ones at the hands of his sons.
She said the killings were traumatising and she would live to remember forever considering that she was also a victim and his son who often times were beaten up by the three sons.
Among their victims was Zambia Flying Doctor Service chief pilot Moses Masumba and Chief Chembe’s adviser, Christopher Nyama Champe of Shimpupula Village and headman Mbalakawe Chipokolo of Shitambeni Village.
Police said one of the three brothers was found wearing worn out shoe suspected to be gotten from Dr Masumba.
Meanwhile, Deputy Inspector General of Police Solomon Jere has urged villagers who had fled the valley to go back as Luano was now safe.
Alakabili efyo chaba nomba!
Mailoni brothers funeral was on Black Friday, June 28th. Adamson Mushala’s funeral was Friday 28th.
There will be 3 months with Friday 28th, in 2014, probably the highest number of months in a year? Watch out you sinners like Sata, Nchito, Kabimba, William Banda… The Mailoni will welcome you.
You forgot one person on the list: Nostradamus!
I tell you!!!!!…hahahaha
mistaken identity is possible, look at those ages, 35,27& 31yrs they look young,,, for more than 10 years its believe that the brothers terrorized those village,, does it mean that they start killing when they were teens???!!!
i agree with you. just imagine and their mother is 70 years old, this doesn’t make sense. this is certainly mistakenly identity.
27 yrs – 10 = 17hrs. I was in grade 11 at 17yrs old, a Captain in Cadet, wearing ZNS uniform in class. We did many bad things, beating up villagers whom we accused of walking while Nation athem was being sang “Lumbanyeni Zambia no kwanga!!”. We rioted and beat up Police Officers. And that was in rurals. Mailoni where old enough to terrorize people.
I wonder what you Ndobo did.
Nostradamus, the Secondary School cadets don’t have ranks which go up to Captain.
The highest rank you get as a pupil is usually 2nd Lt and rarely full Lt.
This was a purely military operation after Zambia Police literally fled Luano Valley. Why cant we have a statement from the Army itself because these Police Spokespersons seem to be so disorganised and seem to want to take all the credit after failing to perform their duty. Bravo Zambia Army ONLY !!!!
But why not do DNA on the mother and brother kwasila other than ama fyontotofyontoto aya.
You killed innocent villagers. Shame on you.
Maybe they killed ama guys balelunga utoni mumpanga.
Me i knew that these guys are innocent dudes. They should have finger prints from the previous murders or mother DNA surely what kind of mother would be happy to give identity easily unless under threats
killing any 3 people as a way of campaigning for the Mkushi by election looking like will have other unforseen consequences, bring it on!
Your head must be checked >>>>
Nostradamus says:
July 1, 2013 at 1:46 pm |
27 yrs – 10 = 17hrs. I was in grade 11 at 17yrs old, a Captain in Cadet, wearing ZNS uniform in class. We did many bad things, beating up villagers whom we accused of walking while Nation athem was being sang “Lumbanyeni Zambia no kwanga!!”. We rioted and beat up Police Officers. And that was in rurals. Mailoni where old enough to terrorize people.
I wonder what you Ndobo did.
You might not have been educated in the Kaunda era… how you include hours to age???
Nostardamus…Captain mu Cadet? Nangu bufi shuwa….wachila na step father!!!!
I said it that DNA should be done but people said it was not important. You see now confusion in the community
pa Zambia. How well trained is our Police Detective Department? We call it CID te? Or should I ask, do we have forensic experts in the Zambia Police?
Nevertheless, I think it is our usual rumour mongering pa Zed. Efy kaba ka community called Zed. Ukutemwa ubufi no lwambo kikikikiki…… I am sure 101% those guys were the Mailonis
All that was needed was routine DNA swabs from the dead brothers compared with their mother and surviving brother but the facilities are non existent in Zambia.
Look at their faces no similarities at all, this youngster looked like my brother. Is good to let people get registered with a teeth scan at age of 18, etc…
Apart from chikwanda gali gali. You are all ba kachepa, you hate the truth.. The mother positively identified her sons. Some of you smoke dobo so much that you even fail to recognaze your own children.
Mika looks Innocent but Chi Fabian ndiye chi Mailoni . Honestly these are just politics ,the Mailoni’s are rotting by now since they were not eating ZAMBEEF . I mean not embalmed.
Those bustered were suposed 2 be punished so that the other learn
Nt sure of da Mailon brothers bufi