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Armed bandits blow up safe but fail to steal the money

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Kapiri Mposhi Township.

Armed bandits cut the roof to Bayport Financial services in Kapiri Mposhi, blew the safe with explosives but failed to haul the K110 million stored there.

The impact of the explosives burnt and destroyed about K10 million stored in the safe.

The robbers had earlier disarmed the security alarm at the premises along the Great North road.

Central Province Commissioner of Police, Solomon Jere says the thieves managed to blow the safe partially but failed to completely dismantle the safe-box.

He says no arrests have been made so far but police have launched a man hunt.

And three dangerous criminals have escaped from police custody at Kapiri Mposhi police station, cutting a metal bar to their cell.

The three include two who are jointly charged for five counts of aggravated robbery and another facing a charge of threatening violence.

He says the three escaped from police custody after cutting a metal bar to their cell door around 02:30 hours.
[ZNBC]

21 COMMENTS

  1. Solomon you have to do something about Kapiri. Them police you have there are involved too and it is reflecting on you. Say something…

  2.  News like that is discouraging I want to go back home but feel my family would be safer here…
     Probably used explosives stolen from the mines.

  3. I dont understand the thievs cutting the metal bars were did they get the chizel from?i thought they check these guys first time they enter the cells.awe bakapokola ba pa zed.

  4. These two Doctors (MALAMA & SOLOMON) have to do something about Kapiri Mposhi, let all Security wings help and bring these Criminals to book

  5. ni bashi mine abo ka. pantu ebaishiba ukubomfya utupata pa mugodi saana. futi ebakongola saana na ku bay port. limbi balefwayafye ukuchinjako inchende yakwibilako. be care ful kaa. bakapokola nomba nimwebo fikesachishila utupata.

  6. Bwana Officer they left you did not feed them, they did not have each a bed and a mattress to sleep on.These guys left they were hungry you must Thank these guys because if they did not leave they will be suing the Govt.How does the Govt of the Republic of Zambia get away from inhuman practices of keeping people in detention without providing them with basics like food,a decent place to sleep,a toilet,medical attention and a hearing within 72 hours after arrests.If You can not feed and provide the basic necessities to the people you arrest please release them demand this from the Sata Govt.

  7. ok som1 2 mak me understand,climbing the roof blowing the safe no police cuming.i fl as its a movie.and thieves cuting the cell burglar bar how?????????????/ba police!!!!!!

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