Anti-Poaching Village Chairman Decapitated by Poachers

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Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201902190798.html

Tanzanian Arrested for Alleged Cutting Off Village Leader's Head in Anti-Poaching Wrangle

By Joseph Lyimo

Babati — An attempt to prevent poaching in the Tarangire National Park ended disastrously for a village chairman here as alleged poachers killed him by cutting off his head.

Police in Manyara is holding a resident of Gijedabung' village, Babati district, Manyara, Limito Lebangu (19) for questioning in connection with the brutal killing of the village chairman, Mr Faustine Sanka (59).

Sanka's dead body was found, with the head separated from the whole body, on February 14, at Gurusi area within the Tarangire National Park, according to the Manyara Regional Police Commander, Agostino Senga.

Police launched investigations into the matter as soon as it was reported and gathered information to the effect that Lebangu was one of those involved in the killings.
"Preliminary investigations reveal that Sanka was advancing the fight against poaching in the Tarangire National Park. In the process of preventing poaching, Sanka reported Lebangu and some of his colleagues to game rangers at the Tarangire National Park and that was why they decided to kill him," said Mr Senga.

Detailing, Mr Senga said before being killed, Mr Sanka left his house - on a motorbike with registration numbers T 942 BKE - at around 6:00pm on February 9, 2019.

"They killed him by cutting off his head using a sharp object. After killing him, his body was wrapped in a plastic bag and his motorbike was left there," said Mr Senga.

He said Lebangu admitted to have taken part in the killings and that he cooperated with his colleagues identified by the names of: Hamis Hussein, Miradi Hikidimu and one who was identified by one name as Azizi.

He said the investigations into the case were incomplete as police continue with the hunt for the remaining suspects.
 
Kill them back.
The decapitations intent was to terrorize the anti-poaching efforts.

Anything less than tall tree short rope for these people is handing a win for the poachers who haven’t been caught yet.
 
Sad
 

If your trying to get the award for shortest post, you win.;) Since we are talking about Tanzania, the proper word is "ndio", however. :)
 
If your trying to get the award for shortest post, you win.;) Since we are talking about Tanzania, the proper word is "ndio", however. :)

:A No1:


:E Lol:

That's awesome .LOL
 
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An eye for an eye.......FWB
 
If your trying to get the award for shortest post, you win.;) Since we are talking about Tanzania, the proper word is "ndio", however. :)

Thanks for sharing.
 
How about death by elephants, like India used to do? Wouldn't that be a great sense of irony?
 
If your trying to get the award for shortest post, you win.;) Since we are talking about Tanzania, the proper word is "ndio", however. :)

Wheels are you familiar with the area in which this took place?
 
Wheels are you familiar with the area in which this took place?

Some, but it's the opposite end of the country, so I don't know that much about it. Tarangire became a NP probably in the 70's to early 80's. It is in the northern park circuit. Easy for tourists to fly into Arusha and make the Crater, Serengeti, Lake Manyara, Tarangire, see Kilimanjaro and a Masai village, buy some trinkets and go home. At one time it had a number of good sized elephants. I doubt the powers that be want much poaching in those parks. Too much FOREX. They would prefer poaching to take place in places like the Selous where there are few tourists other than hunters. Problem is the pickings aren't near as easy now as they were ten years ago.
 

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