Chishipula villagers in Kasama of Northern Province have damaged properties belonging to a local businessman identified as Julias Simungala amid accusations of practicing witchcraft.
A community member, Francis Mulenga, claims he had a revelation after having prayer sessions indicating that his former employer, Mr. Simungala is the cause of his long sickness.
Mulenga further claims that in the same prayer, he was advised to destroy all the property belonging to his former boss to secure his freedom.
Meanwhile, it is also alleged that police while trying maintain law and order in the area threw teargas canisters and one landed on the house of another resident and caught fire that has destroyed household goods.
By Diamond Chitalu