Zambia Police Service Eastern Province Commanding Officer, Robertson Mweemba says more than 100 defilement cases have been recorded in Eastern Province from January to December, 2025.
Mr Mweemba says a total of 178 defilement cases have been recorded in the Province with the highest of 47 coming from Chipata district.
Speaking through an interview, the Eastern Province Police Chief said Lundazi district is occupying second position with a total of 22 cases while in third place is Sinda district with 15.
He said Petauke recorded 11 cases with Nyimba and Katete occupying fourth and fifth slots with 10 defilement cases each.
Mr Mweemba said Chasefu recorded nine cases of minors being sexually abused while Vubwi and Mambwe districts recorded seven and six cases respectively.
He said Kasenengwa district recorded four defilement cases, Lumezi had four with Chadiza and Chipangali recording three cases each.
