By ALEX NJOVU
Copperbelt police chief Antonneil Mutentwa confirmed the death of the two in a road traffic accident which happened around 22:00 hours near Ganertone junction in Kitwe.
“Two people died on the spot when the vehicle they were travelling in hit into a stationary Volvo truck on Kitwe-Chingola road. Two others are admitted to Kitwe Central Hospital and they are responding well to treatment,” Mr Mutentwa said.
And police spokesperson Bonny Kapeso said yesterday that Sipilo Inambao, 37, and Benedict Muliokela, 52, were paddling from Mongu to Kalabo when they met their fate at around 16:00 hours.
He said their bodies are yet to be recovered and the search for them continues.
Meanwhile, a 30-year-old man is battling for his life in Chambishi Government Clinic after he was shot while he was allegedly attempting to steal from a copper smelter plant in Chambishi township on Sunday night.
“Matthew Kabwe of house number C18 Kawama township in Kitwe was shot and wounded in the abdomen and sustained bullet wounds on his left leg,” he said.
And Mr Kapeso said an 82-year-old man of Chief Mwamba’s area in Kasama has been arrested after he allegedly defiled a 12-year-old girl on Saturday last week.
He said the victim’s mother reported the matter to police after she noticed strange behaviour from her daughter.
Meanwhile, nine suspects escaped yesterday from police custody at Chililabombwe police station after they allegedly tampered with the locking system.
The suspects escaped from custody around 03:00 hours.
He said the suspects are facing breaking and burglary charges.
Mr Mutentwa said two suspects have since been re-arrested.
“I can confirm that nine suspects escaped from police custody at Chililabombwe police station after they tampered with the locking system. They staged their action around 03:00 hours. We have since re-arrested two suspects while the others are on the run.
“We have instituted investigations to find out how they escaped and we are appealing to members of the public to help police with any information that will lead to the arrest of the fugitives,” Mr Mutentwa said.
He advised members of the public to treat the suspects as dangerous criminals.
And 32 suspected criminals raided a bar in Kitwe’s Ndeke village and stole an undisclosed amount of money at the weekened.
Mr Mutentwa could neither confirm nor deny the incident, saying he had not yet received a report on the matter.
Police sources, however, said the suspects beat up the barman identified as Musonda Kamenda of Ndeke village after he resisted releasing the money.
They said the bandits hit Mr Kamenda on the head with an iron bar and that he sustained a deep cut.
TWO people died in an accident on the Kitwe-Chingola road after the vehicle in which they were travelling hit into a stationary Volvo truck.
And two other people are feared dead after the canoe in which they were sailing capsized on the Zambezi River in Kalabo yesterday. Copperbelt police chief Antonneil Mutentwa confirmed the death of the two in a road traffic accident which happened around 22:00 hours near Ganertone junction in Kitwe.
“Two people died on the spot when the vehicle they were travelling in hit into a stationary Volvo truck on Kitwe-Chingola road. Two others are admitted to Kitwe Central Hospital and they are responding well to treatment,” Mr Mutentwa said.
And police spokesperson Bonny Kapeso said yesterday that Sipilo Inambao, 37, and Benedict Muliokela, 52, were paddling from Mongu to Kalabo when they met their fate at around 16:00 hours.
He said their bodies are yet to be recovered and the search for them continues.
Meanwhile, a 30-year-old man is battling for his life in Chambishi Government Clinic after he was shot while he was allegedly attempting to steal from a copper smelter plant in Chambishi township on Sunday night.
“Matthew Kabwe of house number C18 Kawama township in Kitwe was shot and wounded in the abdomen and sustained bullet wounds on his left leg,” he said.
And Mr Kapeso said an 82-year-old man of Chief Mwamba’s area in Kasama has been arrested after he allegedly defiled a 12-year-old girl on Saturday last week.
He said the victim’s mother reported the matter to police after she noticed strange behaviour from her daughter.
Meanwhile, nine suspects escaped yesterday from police custody at Chililabombwe police station after they allegedly tampered with the locking system.
The suspects escaped from custody around 03:00 hours.
He said the suspects are facing breaking and burglary charges.
Mr Mutentwa said two suspects have since been re-arrested.
“I can confirm that nine suspects escaped from police custody at Chililabombwe police station after they tampered with the locking system. They staged their action around 03:00 hours. We have since re-arrested two suspects while the others are on the run.
“We have instituted investigations to find out how they escaped and we are appealing to members of the public to help police with any information that will lead to the arrest of the fugitives,” Mr Mutentwa said.
He advised members of the public to treat the suspects as dangerous criminals.
And 32 suspected criminals raided a bar in Kitwe’s Ndeke village and stole an undisclosed amount of money at the weekened.
Mr Mutentwa could neither confirm nor deny the incident, saying he had not yet received a report on the matter.
Police sources, however, said the suspects beat up the barman identified as Musonda Kamenda of Ndeke village after he resisted releasing the money.
They said the bandits hit Mr Kamenda on the head with an iron bar and that he sustained a deep cut.
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