Ndola City Council Public Relations Manager Roy Kuseka confirmed the development in an interview with ZANIS in Ndola this morning.
Mr Kuseka said the 12 patrons, who included seven boys and five girls, were picked up from Sosikile bar in Masala, Dolphine and Chez Ntemba night clubs in the town centre while others were from Mutambala, Chipolopolo and High Life nightclubs in Chifubu.
He said the underage patrons have since been surrendered to Ndola central police station. He said would talk to the owners of the named night clubs on the same issue.
Mr. Kuseka has since called on parents to help the local authority by stopping their under age children from leaving their homes at night.
He said the battle which local authorities have embarked on was a serious one and it therefore needed concerted efforts to win.
He further said this was a presidential directive which should be adhered to by all citizens, including the parents of the underage patrons.
And speaking in a separate interview, Ndola District Commissioner Moses Mumba said the problem of children patronizing night clubs should be attributed to their parents.
Mr. Mumba explained that some parents were fond of spoiling their children all in the name of modern life and human rights.
He said there was need for the local authority to counsel both the underage patrons and their parents.
He urged parents to be responsible for their children and not to leave the responsibility of looking after the welfare of their children to government. ZANIS
chalilila pa ndola, mama!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great arrest those future spouce abusers.
It’s true, we the parents are the ones who should take extra care of our children. i have seen situation where parents move with thier children half dressed and say it is modern. i know some parents have all the money to dress their kids in any way the want but they forget that they are encouraging these kids to do what they want after it is dark. Thanks Ndola administration. I wish this can happen even in Solwezi but alas, they get kick backs from the same under age
do you know what? this type of patronage is not really coming from their parents houses, they are the same street kids you find in the afternoon both female and male.they find the night clubs as a safer place to hind in the evening, but the question is, “what are you as ndola administration doing about the street kids?” lets look at issues very critically, they look simple Mr Kuseka but there are a lot of things behind everything.personally, i think this underage is not coming from parents houses, if so, then parants/guadians are grandfathers and grandmothers’ houses not real parents.