Police in Kabwe have arrested three men who allegedly caused commotion when one of them attempted to shoot a callboy.
Central province police commanding officer Simon Mpande told ZANIS today that the three men, include a police officer, a Zambia Air Force officer and a civilian are currently detained in police custody.
Mr. Mpande said all the three men come from Lusaka.
He named the men as Robison Phiri, Kennedy Fulilwa a ZAF officer and another one only identified as Fulilwa.
He said the three men claimed to have gone to Kabwe to attend a funeral.
Mr. Mpande said the men were driving a Toyota Corolla registration number ABJ 8556, which is also detained at Kasanda police station.
He said during the struggle, one of the three men fired at a callboy but missed him.
He explained that the bullet that was fired from a pistol sunk into the ground.
The pistol that was used and four rounds of ammunitions have since been confiscated from the men.
And an eyewitness, who wrestled with the armed man, told ZANIS that the suspects said they were driving back to Lusaka and wanted a fourth person who would be a passenger in their vehicle.
He said the men failed to convince any one to travel with them, prompting them to pull a passenger from one minibus that was loading at the station near the railway crossing in Kabwe.
The eyewitness, who did not want to be named, said callboys resisted the action and advised the three men to find a passenger elsewhere because the woman they wanted had already boarded a bus.
He said this caused a strong argument which made one of the three men to pull a pistol and threatened to shoot a callboy who in defense held the hands of the man with a pistol.
He narrated that other callboys joined in the struggle and overpowered the man with a pistol after pressing his private parts.
The other two suspects were also apprehended before they could speed off the bus station.
Commotion reigned at the bus station during the wrestling to restrain the armed man from opening fire until police arrived at the scene and arrested the three men.
Former Kabwe District Commissioner Paul Chaikatisha, who called the police during the scuffle, commended the callboys and other citizens for the courage to challenge the armed men.
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Shame on these criminals, ba kaponya welldone for the first time.
Well done to the citizens who’s actions probably saved the life of someone who was supposed to protect them.
L.T
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Are the those true officers or are criminals?
I just see stupidity in both parties…..