SEVEN Zanzibari fishermen who on Monday went missing in the Indian Ocean were yesterday found alive in Mombasa, Kenya.
However, another dead body was spotted
on the shores of South Unguja Region yesterday, bringing to four the
corpses that have been discovered on the Zanzibar shores within the past
four days.
The latest body was found at around 8:00
am at the Mtende coastal village, in Makunduchi yesterday with
witnesses suggesting that the body was probably dumped into the water
from a remote place.
South Unguja Regional Police Commander
(RPC), Juma Khamis, said the corpse was badly decomposed beyond
identification. It was instantly buried by the municipal authority.
The body is the third to be collected on
the South Unguja shores and the fourth across Zanzibar. The first was
found on Monday at Bungi village while the second was spotted at
Makunduchi on Tuesday.
“All the three corpses found on the
shores of this region and the other collected at Fumba shores on Sunday
were wounded and wrapped in plastic bags with some of their body parts
chopped off,” said Mr Khamis.
He said all the corpses were badly
decomposed, compelling the authorities to bury them right on the scenes.
Their identities were not immediately known and an autopsy is pending,
with police suggest ing that the deaths are apparently related.
All the four bodies were wrapped in
black plastic bags and tied with manila ropes around their necks. Mr
Khamis said investigation was going on to identify the deceased and
establish the death sources.
He appealed to anyone with information
to contact the police. South Unguja District Commissioner (DC), Idrissa
Kitwana, described the mysterious deaths as strange and terrifying.
“It seems these people were killed and
thrown into the Ocean, most likely these corpses are not from anywhere
close to Zanzibar, we’ll contact our colleagues in the Mainland where
there has been a spate of killings, particularly in Kibiti,” said Mr
Kitwana.
But, there was good news for the
families and relatives of seven fishermen from North Unguja who were
feared drowned after their boat reportedly capsized while on a fishing
mission in the Indian Ocean, with police confirming that they are all
alive.
The fishermen were identified as Ali
Hassan Wadi, Mtwana Dodo Silima, Silima Ali Silima, Mcha Ali Ali, Kundi
Ali Dodo, Mohamed Ali Mohamed and Ali Hassan Silima.
North Unguja RPC Hasina Tawfiq told the
‘Daily News’ here that the fishermen were spotted in Mombasa alive
albeit exhausted following the mishap, noting that arrangements were
being made to bring them back home.
“Reports that reached us today
(yesterday) from Mombasa confirmed that all eight people were found
alive on the shores of Mombasa, they only looked weary,” Ms Hasina said.
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