Four Congolese nationals have been apprehended for indiscriminate cutting down of trees in a local forest in Mufulira.
The four were captured on Wednesday morning in a joint operation between officers from the forestry department and Zambia Police. They were found cutting down trees in Lumina local forest without a licence to allow them to enter a restricted area.
District Forestry Officer Frank Tembo confirmed to Zanis that the Congolese nationals were captured about 500 meters inside the forest on the Zambian side.
He said the four men were from chief Kipushi of Lumina village in the democratic Republic of Congo.
The four are Kacvwita Kaunda, John Chinyama, Kaindu Chola and John Mulyamu.
Mr. Tembo said the four were held at Central police where they were charged with contravening the forestry ACT Cap. 199 section 16a and b of the laws of Zambia.
The joint operation was conducted as a measure to conrol the rampant illegal cutting down of trees along the border area.
Mr. Tembo said the encroachment of foreigners in the local and natonal forests in the district had become rife hence the need to patrol forest lines along the border areas.
He also appealed for the provincial permanent joint commission to ensure that boundary issues in the district were clearly defined to avoid further encroachment of forests.
….imwe beleleniko. Takwaba ama environmental rules kumwayo
Malasha balefwaya?? chase them but to Katanga province….Zwaaaa!!
They are not congolese naimwe those are Northerners lol………………
I have no comment
All those names are Zambian names from North Western and Luapula provicences in Zambia, ask Teta and chiluba they atest to this. Wayfoward = licence them, find out where they were going to sell the timber, facilitate the selling and tax them.
Mounting an operation to ‘capture’ villagers cutting trees! You do not have better things to do with your meagre resources!
Those sound like my bululuz,and am not congolese
Chinyama, Chola and Kaunda, aaahhhh guys aba bapa ZED!!!! Ba searchini fye and let the chaps go and enjoy their shakers.
Those are Zambians and iam Congolese
Ba Kasai as well…when will they ever learn?
Ba Kasai this ,ba kasai that. You know what Zambians are called in Congo? No need to know.
#11 those names are not from Congo and not all Congolese are Ba Kasai ………….
#12 what are they called?i never heard of that,i need to know…