The neighborhood watch of Mutenda community in the outskirts of Chingola District on the Copperbelt province have apprehended a suspect in connection with the gassing of residents with unknown chemicals.
Addressing the residents during a meeting held at Mutenda combined school, Chingola District Officer Commanding Peter Miselo said the suspect was apprehended by the neighborhood watch around 01 hours.
Mr. Miselo said that the suspect was surrender to Police by the residents and after interrogations, the suspect admitted.
He observed that if the community continues to work with the police in such a manner, the culprits will be brought to book.
Mr. Miselo expressed happiness that the community did not take the law in there hands by beating the suspect adding that the same man will help to identify others behind the crime.
And speaking during the same meeting, Chingola Mayor Titus Tembo who also praised residents advised them not to resort to damaging public property.
Meanwhile, Copperbelt Police Commissioner Charity Katanga has disclosed that crime levels in Chingola district on the Copperbelt Province have reduced.
Ms. Katanga said that the observation was made during yesterday’s and today’s patrols noting that the reduction in the number of cases reported as of today, is clear evidence that levels of crime in the district have reduced, adding that the culprits will soon be brought to book and peace in the district shall be restored.
The Police Commission said this when she gave a briefing to Home Affairs minister Stephen Kampyongo. Mr. Kampyongo who is in the district looking at security matters, was at hand to receive a Toyota hilux that has been donated by Toyota Zambia to Chingola Central Police station.
This is good Chingola residents, keep it up work with the police and the situation will normalize. Support the government of the day, no one is happy to see you living in fear apart from the opposition who want takeover this country by all means,forgetting that it can also happen to them after taking over(if it that can happen).
Surely the suspect is not acting alone. There’s a report on one of the radio stations that Lufwanyama is also affected.
Good news.
Goes to show that the residents’ concerns were real and genuine.
Citizens’ arrest iliche.
Keep us posted. We wanna know what sort of chemical that was.
Ubuloshi na magic muli bukabolala tefintu.
This is the police under pf government doing a good job. They should be commended for taking on this risky task. As OP we are receiving intelligence on this issue almost every hour. We know that there is more to this. We will keep you informed. For security reasons I cannot state more. Kz
cause of all this is ka poverty.Kopa belt is poor!
How did this little girl raise to the rank of Police Commissioner, dont tell me she has a UNZA degree because when she is talking its like a drunk prozzy in a chibuku tavern. She is a disgrace
YES BUT THE POLICE SHOULD STOP MOVING IN ZIG ZAG FORMATION
These ritual killings are more aligned to KZ and co. Mukomfwa, let’s wait and see
This woman was talking about disappearing cats to the media.
I was convinced beyond reasonable doubt that we have an unprofessional and incompetent Zambia Police.
Anyway we will keep on hearing