A 29-YEAR-OLD Nyau
dancer in Chipangali is battling for life after being clobbered by an instant
justice mob for allegedly whipping a teenage boy in the neighbouring district
of Kasenengwa, Eastern Province.
The masquerade, from
Nyaviombo area under Chief Chikuwe, was beaten by a mob after he allegedly
injured the teenager during a Gule Wamkulu performance at Chinthona village in
Kasenengwa.
The incident occurred
on Sunday when a group of Gule Wamkulu from Nyaviombo went to perform at
Chinthona.
A group of seven Nyau
dancers was entering the dancing arena when one remained behind and attacked a
boy, whom he injured.
“The masked masquerade
attacked and injured the minor on the eye,” the source told Zambia Daily Mail.
“He sustained a cut near his eye.
This angered the
community members, who clobbered the Gule Wamkulu.”
Sources revealed that
the Gule Wamkulu, who belongs to a secret society, was critically injured and
then unmasked before other members of the community went to his rescue.
-Zambia Daily Mail
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