Tanzania! Buffalo kills villager in Serengeti

An angry buffalo is reported to have stomped a farmer to death in a horrid incident which occurred at Wegete Village of Serengeti District in ​Mara Region.

The deceased was identified as Marungu Chacha Ruhuro, a local male peasant and former resident of Manuna Village in Serengeti​, within the Lake Victoria Zone of Tanzania.

He was, reportedly, the second victim of the animal which earlier on had attacked and wounded another person in a nearby village.

The buffalo which attacked and killed the farmer, was later hunted down by game rangers who killed it, leaving the irate villagers to divide the animal’s carcass among themselves for meat.

Juma Samuel Sabuda is the Chairperson of Wegete, the village where the incident occurred and who confirmed that, the deceased, Chacha Ruhuro met his fate on the Independence Day of 9th December 2025.

According to the Chairperson, a buffalo which possibly could have strayed from the nearby Serengeti National Park, invaded the nearby villages and the local residents were trying to drive the animal away.

“It was about 11.00 am in morning when the large buffalo appeared in the village, causing panic among residents, especially women and children who shouted for help,” said Sabuda.

During that instance a group of men organized themselves in a team which then started to chase the animal away from the residential areas, attempting to drive it back to the reserve.

However, the irritated buffalo fought back by hitting one of the men, Marungu Chacha with its horns, lifting him up before throwing the victim on the ground and proceeding to trudge him.

Chacha was still alive when the buffalo finally left him, but he died later while receiving medical treatment at the Village Dispensary.

The village chairperson later phoned the Serengeti District Wildlife officers, who hunted down the buffalo and managed to shoot it to death.

The Serengeti District’s Wildlife Department promised to foot the bills related to the burial process for the deceased, the late Marungu Chacha.