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Armed men reportedly seek Mutotwe Kafwaya’s grave in Zambia

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The Bemba royal establishment says heavily armed men are threatening residents of Zambia’s Lunte district to force them to reveal the location of Mutotwe Kafwaya’s grave. Its secretary, Richard Mukuka, said he received a report from Chief ShiBwalya-Kapila, according to Diggers.

Heavily armed men travelling in six vehicles are allegedly forcing residents to show them the grave of Mutotwe Kafwaya in Zambia’s Lunte district, the Bemba royal establishment warned on Saturday. The group is reportedly threatening and intimidating villagers to obtain this information, according to Richard Mukuka, secretary to the Chitimukulu, the Bemba paramount chief.

The warning came from ShiBwalya-Kapila, chief of the Bemba kingdom of Lisunga, who passed the report on to the royal establishment, according to a statement by Richard Mukuka published by Diggers.

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