THE Anti-Robbery Squad in Kitwe yesterday shot dead a suspected dangerous criminal in Riverside Extension who is believed to be behind a series of armed robberies.
Police gunned down the suspect from behind, ripping his chest open around 10:00 hours after an exchange of gun fire.
The bandit was driving a white Toyota Hilux with a fake registration number ALE 7634 believed to have stolen in Lusaka from Noel Nkoma.
Seven rounds of ammunition were recovered from the suspect with an Austrian made automotive Glock pistol and wallet containing the National Registration Card (NRC) of Mr Nkoma.
Police sources said yesterday in separate interviews that the suspect,who is the mastermind of a series of armed robberies, was found in theparked stolen vehicle in Riverside Extension with five other people.
They said the original registration number of the recovered Toyota Hilux was ABV 5000 and that the suspect attempted to flee after realising the presence of the police.
“We received a report from an uncle of the complainant who is the owner of the vehicle which was stolen from Lusaka. The suspect attempted to run away after realising our presence and after exchange of fire, he was shot from behind as he was about to bout,” they said.
The sources explained that a man hunt has so far been instituted to track down the other five bandits who managed to escape.
The identity of the middle aged suspect who is believed to be West African origin.
Story disjointed can u please make it clear.
Was that the vehicle he was given as compensation after being clobbered by James Banda?
We need to get a comment from Mr. Noel Nkoma (former Executive Director, Institutional banking at Finance Bank). The Police claim that it was his Hilux and they found his ID in it. Now lets get his side of the story please.
Read the story. The car was reported stolen in Lusaka. So if it was stolen, there were some belonging for the owner of the vehicle. Mulebelenga mudala.
I spoke with Mr. Nkoma, it is true that he was attacked in Lusaka around 20 hrs and he surrendered his car to these guys. “It was such a bad experience” he said. I congratulate the police for swift action and not letting this issue drag in the courts of law, good the got rid of this ***** worse he is even foreign.
Ok then. So bad that the “robber” had to die. Good thing Mr. Nkhoma is well.
THIS SO CALLED NKHOMA MIGHT BE AN ACCOMPLICE OF THESE CRIMINALS.HE SHOULD HELP THE POLICE WITH INVESTIGATIONS!!!
Bo mutombe mutombe, you must be one of them, do you think that big man can do that? you FOOL!!!!!!!!
You are right am telling you, let see this maybe his car isn’t worthy like the insurance money he would have got,something went wrong here,no thief is so dull to carry the ID of the victim around.he is involved this Mr.Nkohma
Terrible conclusion.
Maybe RB and all politicians who steal millions of dollars of public money must be subjected to this kind of treatment too.
I would care less if thieving politicians are cut down through extrajudicial killings. It will save the country millions in unnecessary costs.
The thieving politicians are worse than the devil himself and I have no kind words for them for subjecting their fellow country men, women and children to perpetual poverty and untold misery.
This will be a huge deterrent and punitive action against theft of public resources.
there goes sisi…
How do you shoot a suspect ?? What if you find out in the end that he is not connected to that crime?? with the police the “innocent till proven guilty” does not apply ??
why did he bolt if he was innocent?
IF You know the meaning of the word suspect then why kill suspect.
You arrest suspects then try them using the law of the land.
IN THIS CASE ANY BODY CAN BE ELIMINATED BY CREATING ANY REASONS.
My friend police had all da info at hand n were conviced beyond all reasonable doubt that they had targetted da rite suspect there wz even exchange of gun fire if police were carelees with their guns i min shooting anyhow all of us wud hav bn killed they no hw to play it actually i dnt wish to u be one of da nxt victims unless u r one of da armed robbers definately u ll go.
ba immigration officers naimwe… heh!
what has happened to your operation clean ups that you used to carry out periodically on these sene sene guys?
it is a known fact that these guys survive by enganging in dubious deals of all kinds.
start flushing them out now. after all they all drive stolen vehicles from lusaka. just engange ba interpol and go at their temple, seal it off and you will be shocked of how many stolen vehicles you will recover.
It seems “SHOOT TO KILL” is the motto of all the police forces on the African continent !!! On the other hand, these West Africans are too keen to just take what other people have worked hard for……they are allegic to working for a living. Purge all West Africans suspects out of Zambia ! that is all suspects of robbery, pimping, drug & human trafficking, satanism and other social ills……We are sick and tired of these culprits and they are the ones that give Africans a bad name…so ignorant. JUST GO MAKE AN HONEST LIVING FOOL !!!!
It is true the vehicle belongs to Noel Nkoma as we speak he is at the police station giving details of what happened
That was a combat situation, metal to metal. And then you get some website condeming police action. When these criminal attack a member of their political party these same individuals accuse govt agents . criminals rape , murder and they come back.
ZWD has attempted to report this better,at least they have pictures gash!
I am happy since this was a West African exporting crime to Zambia. please continue the killings. car robbers can be very ruthless-they beat, gang rape, take your property,etc…
I quote “Police sources said yesterday in separate interviews that the suspect,who is the mastermind of a series of armed robberies, was found in theparked stolen vehicle in Riverside Extension with five other people”. Now should the Police start a man hurt when they had these people within their sight! Our Police_______________________!!!!!!!
Unless the report from LT is not correct then we can understand!
Exchange of fire, but someone shot from behind, as he tried to “bout”, whatever that means. Mulebepa bwino ba swine imwe. And ba Lusaka time could you tell your half baked journalists to improve on their English.
It’s bolt, it means trying to escape
U cn be running away fro da attacker while shooting,exchange of fire simply means u shut at each aza its does nt matter hw u position yo body pliz avoid exposing yo ignorance on straight forward issues tamutamba ama filimu?
Some are quick to condem police action and yet when a member of their polical party is abducted, these political sympathiser accuse govt agents to have comitted the crime. When swords are drawn you never know who dies between police and criminal
Good one u sound like a cop i like yo statement particularly da last 2 sentences
Exhaust blown Diffuser, iwe you are very dull. How do you arrest the guy when you are exchanging fire with him? If the suspect is shooting at the police, all rules of engegement are out the window and the police need to use lethal force otherwise you have another cop killed in the line of duty ….
kikikikiki gud answer some pipo write without thinking one wonders if their brains ar located down da bums.
*engagement.
Job well done Kitwe ZP.I wish Kabwe Police can be as alert as Kitwe Police
Tongas at watchdog a carrying lies. dogs for sure
well done policemen for your quick action and kill the rest in the same manner,such people deserve it this way.
Is it spirit and material poverty that make us valuate a motor Vehicle more precious than a Human life? Is this Colombian police Shoot to kill style legal under Zambian laws?Since 1983 under the disguise of xenophobic policy to cleanse Zambia of Foreign bandits, Patel and other MweeneS of Lusaka police C5 and all the C5 of police stations in major towns, have executed more than 70 Suspects(guilty till the courts say so), Has car thefts,armed robberies in the decrease?far away to laud crimes. why not close all the courts of law and make official the Sharia a la C5? Soon C6 for political beliefs!These extra judicial killings are simple police murders.Human right organisations and general public must challenge these barbaric, cruel short cuts of quick dispensation of punishments,
This si what they must do to thieving politicians in Lusaka especially!
C5 look for the other 5 and kill them all, these guys are merciless when they are action they deserve no place in society
cage the foreigners plse