THE Police in Mazabuka have arrested five United Party for National Development (UPND) suspected to be connected in the murder of Hazwell Nguni that occurred on July 29, 2016, Southern Province Commissioner of Police Godwin Phiri has said.
Mr Phiri named the five suspects, who are all unemployed, as Emmanuel Shansoga ,20, of House Number 417 Nakambala Township,George Handelema aged 16 of unknown house number in Ndeke Township, Wilbroad Tembo,18, of unknown house number Nakambala, Alex Milimo, 18, of house number 183 Nakambala Township and Gideon Zulu, 19, of house number 62 Nambala Township.
He said the suspects, who included the prime suspect in the murder, were currently being processed.
Mr Phiri said in a press statement yesterday that the suspects were apprehended in a dawn raid on their hideouts
And Mr Phiri said Aggrey Njekwa, 51, of Plot number 2613/12602 in Dambwa North in Livingstone complained that UPND cadres damaged a rear right window and a front right spotlight of his Toyota Prado with registration number AJC 1.
The damages were valued at K2, 700 and this occurred along Musitunya Road at the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Port office at 08:10hrs on Monday this week.
In Gwembe, Mr Phiri said UPND cadres attacked a PF camp at Nachilala on Sunday at 20 hours by throwing stones.
He said four suspects namely Bright Chisagano aged 36, Ockline Chooma, 26, Caphas Hichuunga, 37, and Derrick Mwiinga, 23, were picked up by the police.
The suspects were charged for conduct and destroying campaign material while a motor vehicle Isuzu white in colour with registration number ALK 513 was used.
Mr Phiri said there was another political case where Mirriam Hazela, 24, was attacked by suspected UPND cadres by throwing stones at her house for being PF support on Friday at around 17 hours.
He said two suspects namely Commander Mwiinga aged 22 and Otray Halanga aged 23 were initially picked up but the number of suspects in custody has risen to six at Gwembe police.
The suspects were charged with threatening violence and Criminal trespass.
In Mazabuka district, Mr Phiri said UPND cadres were seen removing PF campaign material on August 1, 2016 at Zanaco robots which forced the PF team to crash with them.
He said the Police moved in and in the process five UPND cadres were picked and charged for the offences of malicious damage and assault.
These are Hagai Mabulo, 19, Nalishebo Mwimwi, 37, Maluba Malika, 3, Kelvin Nkumba, 3, Links Chunya, 37, all of Mazabuka.
While at police, two UPND supporters were picked and charged for assault on police namely Chrispin Hamangala, 26, and Muleya Kelvin, 32.
Furthermore, a Police constable Mvula Moses of paramilitary got injured while in pursuit of the cadres as a long range anti riot canister hit him on the left chick and sustained a wound.
“He is currently admitted at Nakambala hospital and doctors are saying he is out of danger,” Mr Phiri said.
In Maamba, Mr Phiri said the Police were holding four UPND supporters namely Siamunsila Yolam, 31, Grievance Muleya, 22, Kingsley Munonoki, 20, and Lawrence Siamunyanga, 27, all of Maamba Township for conduct likely to cause breach of peace.
The same are UPND youth members who were conducting an illegal road block at Mweemba junction in the night thereby harassing innocent motorist.
“In addition, the Police summoned the UPND aspiring councillor for Maamba central a Mr Shichete in connection with alarming statements he made suggesting that PF want to use Mamba to rig elections by airlifting pre-marked ballot papers from Zimbabwe,” he said.
Murderers like GBV are not human beings. A a deterrent, take them on ZAF helicopters with hands behind them only to let them free into the mighty Zambezi to fight crocodiles. Its time we protect innocent citizens, women and children in a free society of ideas.
When Police begin working to political appeasement you start having a breakdown of law and order. Take the Mazabuka incident, why just arrest upnd cadres when there was an alleged clash with pf?
That is alot of votes already taken away from UPND.
some arrested are just 3 years old.
Its not a surprise!
This is visionless Lungu & violent PF’s evil plans of using police cadres to brutalize innocent citizens for merely belonging to the opposition UPND!
After the failed video manufactured by illusionists’ PF bandits to implicate the peaceful UPND, Lungu & I.G Kanganja sent this violence police force to southern province to brutalize the Tongas. A tribal move by Lungu using the police to score personal attacks on Tongas & innocent UPND members which is a BREACH of the Constitution.
7 days left, economically visionless Lungu & his PF violent bandits will be voted out to bring in HH’s UPND period.
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WHAT DESPERATION FROM LUNGU AND HIS PF! DESPERATION! DESPERATION! DESPERATION! DESPERATION! LUNGU IS DESPERATE, WANTS TO CLING TO POWER BY HOOK AND CROOK. NOW THESE MINIONS ARE TRYING TO PAINT UPND BLACK. THESE PF TRIBALISTS ARE A SERIOUS DANGER TO OUR COUNTRY. THEIR AGENDA IS TO DIVIDE THE ZAMBIAN PEOPLE SO THAT WE START FIGHTING EACH OTHER. LUNGU SHOULD GO NEXT WEEK. ABASH CHEAP POLITICS.
This is not justice, no murder case should be supported, but this clear dislike of one tribe over the others is not correct. There in Lusaka, a UPND (UNZA Student) was killed in cold blood and you have done nothing about that case to date. Please police trade fairly. Is this the reason why police enforcement has been sent to the Western and Southern Province. Anyways, time will tell.
Cage all the murderers
PF *****s . They dont learn at all. All these guys are going to be free once the truth comes out that PF killed their own to frame UPND.
Mean while UPND is waiting for the arrest of the PF cadre who killed Mapenzi in Lusaka. The police know him and he is one of them.
Mwanya ba PF this selective fake justice of yours will cost you voted in Southern province. If you think your rigging schemes will be tolerated there bettet think again.
Lungu and his PF must fall.
Arrest the fools so that they learn how to live in a democracy
Here we Go again,UPND please tell your supporters to remain peaceful because you are loosing numbers every day all this arrests? Why? this guys might remain in custody beyond voting day and you there votes
AVOID POLITICAL VIOLENCE
Police and their grammar – “white in color.” What else is white supposed to be?
Just like police lied about UPND cadres violently rioting at downtown leading to the shooting of Mapenzi. We only have 8 days remaining, the propaganda will be in full force. Your Chagwa will even be prompted to tell ECZ to postpone the elections
PF THERE YOU GO ONCE AGAIN FOR STAGING VIOLENCE USING THE OPPOSITION! WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO THE SAME FOR PF? USELESS COWARDS.
PF would say they were provoked by UPND supporters but it is never said when PF provokes UPND. Is it only PF that have a right to feel provoked?
we will definitely fight this little struggle….
suddenly,UPND supporters are causing all the violence,this is nothing but political..a way of reducing their voting numbers,ZP !
arrest them
There goes the Banyamulenge the replica of the Hutu extremist. I just hate these people. They are not different from the Neanderthals. To them even education does not change them, maybe its because of the poo from the cows which makes their reasoning very primitive. I have my sister in law teaching in Gwembe who has been forced to pretend to support this primitive party for fear of being lynched.
THANK GOD TIS FOOL CALLED HAKA HIVOTELAHEKA IS NOT WINNING THIS POLL.
KAUNDA proscribed the ANC because of this attitude by our brothers. My uncle had his head chopped off for crossing from ANC to Unip.
We all remember the bweengwa kidnapping by alleged UPND commandos, we remeber the assult on Frank bwalya in southern province we remember the burning of inonge winas house by UPND we remember the arrest of GBM on suspision of training UPND comandos to take on the defence forces with golf clubs and catapults and boxing gloves we remember the beating a bemba by tongas in SP for which kambwili even went on air to issue tribally inciting statments
All This is lies by the desperate PF who have now resorted to hutu extrimist tactics even their ministers going non air to incite tribal arnchy just like in Rwanda.
No sensible person can belive you or the PF police.
Country men and women we only have until the 11th to hang on to this barbarity. It’s operation watermelon in full force.
Even when they find you defecating, you will point at your mother as the one who had just dropped the smelly faeces.
ZP keep them in cells until after elections NO BAIL PLEASE
It wont happen, and if that is what you are counting on to win the elections too bad for your and your boss.
whats up with these people. Please zp take them on there are really taking the democracy of this country for the ride.
BUT THESE CHAPS ARE CRIMINALS AND USELESS. THEY ARE EVEN CONDUCTING ROAD BLOCKS TO STEAL FROM THE MOTORISTS. PLEASE CAGE THEM, WE DONT NEED THEM IN SOCIETY. WE ARE IN PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY UNDER THOSE UPND, PLEASE LETS AVOID THEM IN THESE ELECTIONS.
Cage them and please no bail until after 11th August. This tribal party should learn to coexist with other parties and tribes.
UPND is a terrorist organisation.
Ba LT, are you sure of the ages I have seen for the people in this article, Maluba Milika and kelvin Nkumba, 3yrs?
Where is the proof? Where are pictures? Lungu is evil and police please don’t follow aimlessly like Zim police have done and help this useless person called Lungu ruin our country. Remember you are Zambian as well and your family and children will be affected
It would appear ZP only operates in southern province. Similar crimes are being committed in PF strongholds and no one has ever been arrested. UPND billboards in Lusaka were destroyed evidence provided but no one has ever been arrested. A woman was stripped naked in front of Inonge Wina and the criminals are scot-free despite visio footage. This is selective justice and police should be ashamed of themselves. Wether UPND or PF crimes are crimes and must be treated the same.