An Ugandan fisherman tracked down and killed a
giant crocodile after it ate his pregnant wife as
she collected firewood at the edge of a lake.

Demeteriya Nabwire, who is reported by local
media to have been eight months pregnant, was
devoured early on Sunday morning on the shores
of Lake Kyoga in eastern Uganda.

Locals found the slippers she was wearing, along
with several toes and fingers and a mobile phone
at the spot where she was attacked, Uganda’s
New Vision reported.

Her husband, Mubalak Batambuze, 56, armed
himself with a spear and tracked the crocodile
down before killing it.

He was hailed as a hero by locals who believe that
the same crocodile was responsible for the deaths
of six other people, including women and
children, and severe injuries inflicted on five more
people.

Uganda Wildlife Authority said they sent officials
to the area who found a crocodile measuring 7.5
metres and weighing more than 157 stones
(1,000kg).
If true, the crocodile would break several records
since the largest specimens of Nile crocodiles
found in Africa rarely measure more than six
metres.

Peter Ogwang, a spokesman for Uganda’s Wildlife
Authority (UWA), said human bones and clothes
were found in the animal’s stomach.
“We believe this was the same animal that killed
the woman,” UWA official told the German press
agency, DPA.

About 30 Ugandans are killed by crocodiles each
year, according to the UWA, and attacks are on
the increase because overfishing by humans is
reducing the reptiles’ food sources.

Wycliffe Ibanda, the chairman of the district in
which the crocodile was found, blamed the UWA
for the crocodile deaths, saying it failed to
respond to calls to relocate the reptiles.

Hian. To me sef they should all be killed. I hate crocs and sharks

Africa n her rich resources. I hope its flesh would be shared among d locals as their usual practice, call it sweet revenge.

He gat to!

Nkan mbe