Police has staged a man hunt for bandits that killed a Kabwe businessman and his Security Guard at Lion of Judah shop in Makululu Compound of Central Province.
Speaking in a telephone interview with ZANIS this morning, Central Province Commanding Officer Stella Libongani said Police is looking for the killers of Webby Simpokolwe aged between 30 and 32 years and his security guard, Johnson Lubenge who were shot dead by armed robbers with two AK-47 rifles around 19:00 pm on Sunday at the same shop.
Ms. Libongani however said the manhunt was not only targeted at killers of Mr. Simpokolwe and Mr. Lubenge but assailants of many other innocent people who may have died as a result of the criminals that were terrorising the Compound.
She noted that in the recent past, crime had continued to escalate in Makululu Compound leaving many innocent people dead despite the security measures that security wings had put in place to mitigate crime.
The Commanding Officer assured the people of Makululu Compound that Police had heard their heartfelt cry and would do everything in its power to ensure that justice prevailed.
Ms. Libongani further appealed to the public to assist police apprehend the criminals and further urged anyone with evidence leading to the arrest of those culprits to report to the nearest police station so that the criminals could be prosecuted.
Meanwhile, a salesman at the same shop, Giliat Chizola who was hit by a stray bullet during the shooting is still nursing injuries at Kabwe General Hospital.
Hospital authorities said Mr. Chizola was in a stable condition and may soon be discharged.
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It is crazy when the poor steal from the poor.We live in a crazy world indeed.
Bring them to book ba Kapokola.
We all know where the AK47’s came from.
POOR DISGRUNTLED SOLDIERS AND POLICE.
In Kabwe? How?
But why act when the incident has already occurred especially that life has been lost?Those are the results when the police concentrate on pursuing bus drivers only…
So Stella Libongani has been promoted from Ndola district CO to Central Province CO after careering off the Veep’s motorcade during the Chifubu by-elections??
“She noted that in the recent past, crime had continued to escalate in Makululu Compound leaving many innocent people dead despite the security measures that security wings had put in place to mitigate crime”……………………..This means your security wings have failed or the same security wings could be criminals themselves.
ZP clear the them criminals and No 3. these firearms are cheaply available in areas clsoe to Angola and DRC.
I’m raising concern at the raise in number of foreigner intering zambia illegally especially Somalians and Tanzanians. I think Zambia police and immigration authority should look into this issue seriously before more live are lost
what a shame, bakapokola are the same pipo doing this or supplying guns to these idiots…………..and they say security measures whats that? secondly the govt should pay more to these police may be bangaleke kupaya bantu bali innocent. My uncle was killed in the same way.
I agree with # 8 and alsoThieves rent guns from the police at night and then return them-guns- in the morning. and pay for using the guns. So, police must also be checked at night. This happened to me and two officers were arrested and fired. MHSRIP.
Poverty at it’s best …