Mum, bro shun Mailonis burial

class=”f”>Zambia Daily Mail by Online Editor on 6/29/13

NELSON Mailoni

By CHAMBO NG’UNI
THE notorious Mailoni brothers have been buried at a secret location in Kabwe, a senior government official revealed yesterday.
The blood-thirsty brothers have been buried in a manner that befitted them (as criminals), said Kabwe district commissioner Patrick Chishala at a media briefing yesterday.
Mika Mailoni, 35, Stephen Mailoni, 31, and their ring leader Fabian ‘Tunda’ Mailoni, 27, murdered at least 12 people since 2007 using bows and arrows.
“I want to inform the nation that the infamous Mailoni brothers, who were killed on Monday June 24 around 15:00 hours, have since been buried here in Kabwe,” Mr Chishala said. “We have accorded them a burial befitting their status as criminals, they murdered more than 12 people in the interior of Luano Valley.”
Mr Chishala said the burial arrangements for the trio were made at a meeting also attended by their mother Janet, their brother Nelson and some members of security and defence wings.
During the meeting, Mrs Mailoni and Nelson agreed in principle that they would not attend the burial because they had already viewed the trio’s bodies and they only wanted government to help them with the burial.
Mr Chishala said the burial took place on Friday between 17:00 hours and 18:00 hours at a location he did not disclose.
Mum, bro shun Mailonis burial
“This means that the chapter about the three Mailoni brothers is now closed”, Mr Chishala said.
“It was a quiet arrangement because we didn’t want to attract the attention of the public,” Mr Chishala said.
He urged people who had fled Chief Chembe’s area to return to the area.
“As for the government, I want to mention that since Luano Valley is under the new district, Luano, we will ensure that development reaches this area and the officers who will go there will work freely without any disturbances,” Mr Chishala said.
He called on the people of Luano and other people not to demonise Mrs Mailoni and her remaining children for the “sins of others” because they were also victims of the trio.
He said they should be accepted and helped to live normal lives.
Mr Chishala also took a swipe at some human rights organisations which are condemning the gunning down of the Mailoni brothers, saying they should also take into account the number of people who died at their hands and the terror they caused in Luano Valley.