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Seven people have died at Nakonde District Hospital between Wednesday and Friday after sustaining gunshot wounds amid escalating tensions along the Zambia–Tanzania border.
Nakonde District Commissioner, Marvelous Sikapizye, confirmed the fatalities, saying the victims— all men from Nakonde and Tunduma—were struck by stray bullets in the “no-man’s-land” area on the day of Tanzania’s election.
Speaking during a radio programme on Chete FM in Nakonde on Friday morning, Sikapizye said the men were rushed to Nakonde District Hospital for treatment but later died from their injuries.
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The unrest in neighbouring Tanzania, which has sparked the cross-border violence, is reportedly linked to political disputes and growing tensions surrounding President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration.
The volatile situation has disrupted daily life on both sides of the border.
In Tunduma, Tanzania, all shops have reportedly closed, no vehicles are crossing into Zambia, and only security personnel are being allowed to move along the streets. Residents have been urged to remain indoors, with public gatherings banned.
“Stray bullets have also caused property damage. On Friday alone, one hit a house in Katozi Village, and another struck a ZESCO power transformer,” Sikapizye said, adding that no further injuries were reported.
He cautioned residents to stay at home as the tense situation continues, particularly in the Nakonde–Tunduma border zone, a busy corridor for trade and daily transit between the two countries.
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