The Socialist Party candidate for Council Chairperson for Chisamba Town Council in the August 12, 2021 General Elections has been murdered and set ablaze by unknown people in Kapiri Mposhi district.
Central Province Commissioner of Police, Chola Katanga has confirmed the incident to ZANIS in Kapiri Mposhi, identifying the deceased as Stallon Chobe, 29, of Matipula village in Chisamba district.
Chobe was discovered dead and burnt by unknown people near Ngweleni Village in Chief Chipepo’s area in Kapiri-Mposhi where he had allegedly gone for some business.
Mr Katanga said the incident is believed to have occurred between 9th and 11th July 2021 at 16:00 hours.
” The murder was reported through a phone call by the friend to the deceased namely Phillimon Moya, 26 of Katondo compound in Kabwe,” Mr Katanga said.
The police Commissioner suspects the man was murdered before setting him ablaze.
He said on inspection of the body police noticed that the throat was cut using a sharp instrument as the blood splatters were seen around the scene.
“When the body was inspected, police who visited the scene also noticed that the throat was cut using a sharp instrument as the spillage of blood was seen around the scene. We suspect inflammable substances were also used to burn the body after murdering him,” Mr Katanga said
The body has been collected and deposited in Kabwe Central Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.
He said no arrests have been made adding that police have launched investigations in the matter.
That’s terrible. I wish the police were more equipped and professional to nab a lot more perpetrators of such heinous crimes. But there are loads of cases, even seemingly simple ones, that have ended with “police have launched investigations”.
Oh no. How barbaric can people be? Such a young life lost just like that? My God comfort the family.
These idyots, do you expect that Zambians can set a person on fire, then murder him later? Useless backward South Africans do that, Zambians do the murdering first
Mr Katanga said the incident is believed to have occurred between 9th and 11th July 2021 at 16:00 hours.
How can you not be accurate about the date but very sure of the time?
Ritual killing by under 5
But of what importance is naming the friend of the deceased even including his age?
Did not mean to like this.
This type of crime will get out hand around Central Province if the police does not flash out these criminals. These are the same people that killed the Vet Doctor last month after he gave a lift to them. It’s car spare part dealers.
Another name to be added on the list of killings by Edgar China Lungu’s corrupt PF!