Memory Chigogo of Machokoto Village, Ward 11 under Chief
Neuso was on her way home from the fields in the company of her husband Saini
Chigogo, 67, neighbour Tafadzwa Maisva, 28, and her six-year-old grandson when
she met her fate.
Narrating the incident which led to the death of his wife,
Chigogo said a swarm of bees emerged from the bush and attacked them when they
were on their way home from the fields.
“I was leading the ox drawn cart with my six-year-old
grandson on our way to the village after harvesting maize; my wife was in the
cart and as we passed a thick bush there was a buzzing sound and suddenly a
swarm of bees just emerged from nowhere and attacked the four of us, including
the cattle.
“I shouted to my wife to jump out of the cart while running
away from the bees. I was shielding my young grandson from further attack, but
my wife reacted slowly and the whole swarm of bees descended on her and
attacked her.
“I could hear her crying; shouting for help, but there was
nothing I could have done because more bees were coming and some were still
hovering above us; the cows were also attacked by the bees,” said Chigogo.
Maisva, a neighbour to the Chigogos, said they were still
trying to come to terms with the bees’ attack.
“The bees did not give her any chance; we ran in different
directions with the bees in pursuit and help only came when the bees few away;
that’s when we took her to Sanyati Baptist Mission Hospital for observations,
no one ever thought we would lose her,” narrated Maisva.
A Senior Nurse at Sanyati Baptist Mission Hospital who
attended Gogo Chigogo said the patient had a swollen face and was vomiting
bees.
“Yes, we admitted one woman from the village who had been
attacked by bees, she had a swollen face and was vomiting dead bees.
“She might have swallowed them while she was crying for
help. She spent the night at the
hospital and was discharged the following morning,” said the senior nurse.
However, Gogo Chigogo succumbed to the bees’ attack at home
and was laid to rest last week. Machokoto Village Head, Collen Machokoto con‑ rmed Gogo Chigogo’s death
after she was attacked by bees.
“ e village has been shaken by the untimely death of Gogo
Chigogo after she was attacked by bees in the village while coming from the
fields.
“We are appealing to National Parks and Wildlife
Authorities to come to our help before another life is lost in Sanyati due to
human-wild animals conflicts,” said Machokoto.
He added: “Nine people have lost lives along the road and
the place has become a ‘black spot’ and we’re appealing to the villagers not to
use animals to settle scores.
“I know it’s hard to believe that bees can send someone to
the graves; in our culture it’s unheard of.
“If there is someone with his or her ‘bees’ he or she must
stop these acts forthwith,” said Machokoto. H Metro
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