A police officer in Mufulira District on the Copperbelt has allegedly committed suicide while on duty.
Copperbelt Police Commanding Officer, Pethias Siandenge, confirmed to the media that the deceased officer, Erick Ikowa, who was attached to Mopani Copper Mines’ Mufulira Plant, is suspected to have shot himself while on night duty at the mine.
Mr Siandenge said the body was discovered by his workmate, Gaylord Kabwita, who had gone to relieve him around 06:00 hours on November 16, 2025.
He said Mr Kabwita found Officer Ikowa lying in a pool of blood with a gunshot wound to the head.
The incident was immediately reported to the supervisor and later to Kantanshi Police Station.
Mr Siandenge noted that although police suspect suicide, the possible motive has not yet been established.
He added that investigations have since been launched, and the body of the deceased has been deposited in the Malcom Watson Mine Hospital mortuary.
Why police suspect suicide ” right away” ? Are there no CCTV cameras in a whole mine? So that a video could show us what exactly happened and how it happened? A whole police officer is dead and what we read are speculations, in this very modern world?
bushe kwena? what poor investigation will follow this poor speculation ?