Uncle axes nephew over Tobacco

A tobacco row ended bloody after a Chiweshe man was last week axed for swindling his uncle of eight bells of tobacco without the latter’s consent.

It is believed that on the 26^th of April, Gift Mbewe a nephew to Chiweshe prominent tobacco famer Mr Alias Rararadza nicodimingly smuggled eight bells of tobacco to the sales floors while his uncle had gone on a business trip to Harare.

Gift’s consignment is believed to have fetched higher than most bells at the floor due to its high grade. Gift is believed to have gone on a spending spree with some of Harare’s socialites for some days before returning to Chiweshe.  This prompted other villagers who had gone with gift to the floors to call his uncle to congratulate him for producing such quality tobacco at the same time informing him about his nephew’s shenanigans.

The Uncle Mr Raradza did not waste time but returned just to find his nephew spending the last drop of his spoils. Without hesitation, Raradza is believed to have axed his nephew on the scene injuring his spinal code leading to the uncle’s arrest.

Witnesses who spoke to this blogger on conditions of anonymity confirmed the incident.

“(Muzukuru anga anetsa hake hatirambe kasi kuzotoma nedemo here, dai vakataurirana havo nekuti ikozvino muzukuro atoremarahandifunge akafamba futi,) We don’t deny that the cousin had wronged his uncle but surely he didn’t deserve to be axed, they rather would have talked things through, look at the nephew now, he is wheelchair ridden and I doubt if he ever walks,” said one of the eyewitnesses.