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Issue 00606 |
March 6 - 12, 2010 |
issn 0856 - 9135 |
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Man dies in bizarre rape incident By Our Correspondent A 25 years old man, resident of Njiro has died after he was gagged and sexually abused by two males, one of them his own relatives. According to the Arusha Regional Police Commander Basilio Matei, the victim was molested at Njiro Kontena on 27 February at 9.30pm. The RPC said two people, the victim’s kid brother Jackson Elieza Nehule (19) and a friend Brighton John Okocha (22) ambushed the victim pulled him to Njiro river valley for their brutal act. They allegedly gagged and raped him in turns. Nehule ran home and told his mother of the incident on realizing that they had actually caused his death. The mother raised alarm and neighbours helped arrest Nehule who showed them where the body was left and traced his colleague and were both subsequently put under arrest. The RPC said preliminaries enquiries had shown both assailants were mentally deranged people who needed medical check up before legal action could be taken against them. The Police chief said they were surprised by the voluntary “announcement” by the victim’s brother that they had killed him in the galley. He said no one in sound mind would risk arrest so easily after murdering someone.
Armed robbers attack Mama Kuku By A Correspondent
Mama Kuku has helped countless people over the 63 years she has lived in East Africa, most of them in Tanzania. According to her, she has suffered various robberies in the past and has had items snatched from her while in the car. Last Saturday, as she got through the gate to her house at 11 o’clock, the thieves were waiting for her. They pushed the elderly lady to the ground and then bashed the back of her head with the rifle butt. Mama Kuku calmly spoke to the thieves while they beat her black and blue. She told them she had no money on her and there was none in the house. They tried to force her arms apart as they thought she was holding something. She calmly said, ‘you have broken my arm, I cannot move it’. Then they tried to make her stand, again calmly, ‘you have broken my leg, I cannot walk’. One stood his boot on her head to make sure she co-operated. Wilson, Faye’s long standing employee came outside in the middle of this and they shot at him. Luckily they only grazed his head. As he ran back inside, they followed and stole a handbag. The police arrived very fast but the thieves had ran off. One has left a very distinctive hat behind. If you recognize this, help your community and tell the police who it belongs to. Mama Kuku told the Arusha Times on Monday that robbers could have suspected that she was carrying home money that the Rotary Club had just raised at a dinner dance at Kibo Palace Hotel for a community project. Mama Kuku is recovering at home with her family.
Body spotted floating near court building By Joseph Lyimo An unidentified man estimated between 35 and 40 years of age has recently been found dead in Lake Babati in the centre of Babati municipality. Confirming the incident, the Manyara Regional Police Commander Parmena Sumari said the body was spotted floating on February 26 at 12 near the Babati district court buildings. RPC Sumari explained that there were indications that the body showed the man had sustained injuries and he might have been killed and his body dumped into the lake. Major injuries were noted on his left shoulder and on the back of his head. The body was taken to Mrara District Hospital for forensic checks.
Mechanic knocks down to death 14-year old pupil by Joseph Lyimo Police in Manyara region are holding an Orkesumet based vehicle mechanic Ingocafti Tofa (24) after knocking down to death a 14-year-old Kijito Oletiki, a primary school pupil. According to the Manyara Regional Police Commander Parmena Sumary, the mechanic was driving a Toyota Prado with registration numbers T785 DAX when he knocked a bicycle ridden by Pili Mathayo also14 years. Oletiki who was on the back seat of the bike died instantly. Preliminary investigations showed Tofa who had no driving license was in high speed when he knocked down the two children. Mathayo who sustained injuries was admitted in Orkesumet hospital for treatment and the body of Oletiki was kept in the hospital mortuary. Tofa would be arraigned in court soon after investigations were over.
Speeding tractor kills pupil By Joseph Lyimo A resident of Ombeshi location in Babati district, Vincent Barnaba (14) has been knocked down to death by a tractor. According to the Manyara Regional Police Commander Parmena Sumari, the late Barnaba was a Standard Seven pupil in Ombeshi primary school. He was leading cattle across the road when tractor with registration number T443 AKQ knocked him down. He died instantly. The RPC said the driver of the tractor disappeared from the scene soon after the accident. Police are still tracing him and will be arraigned as soon as he is arrested.
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