Police in Kabwe have formally Charged and Arrested Ten Suspects for the offences of two counts of Murder, Five Counts of Burglary and theft, Six counts of Aggravated Robbery and Twenty two counts of Breaking into a Building and committing a felony there in

Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Police in Kabwe have formally Charged and Arrested Ten Suspects for the offences of two counts of Murder, Five Counts of Burglary and theft, Six counts of Aggravated Robbery and Twenty two counts of Breaking into a Building and committing a felony there in. 

This was after police on May 13, 2022 at Bwacha Police received a report of Murder and Aggravated Robbery from M/Leonard Mwanamuke, aged 49 of House number C1150, Bwacha in Kabwe who reported that M/James Kamukwamba, aged 72, a Security Guard of Nakoli Compound was found murdered at Tedcas Shopping Complex in Bwacha. He further reported that five Bonanza Machines were stolen and later abandoned at a nearby Stadium.  

Police immediately instituted intelligence led investigations and apprehended two suspects. Upon interviewing the two suspects, they admitted having committed the offences. They later led the Police to eight other suspects making the total number of suspects to be ten namely: 

1. Maxwell Chimwasu aged 34 unmarked, house number Mine Compound Kabwe. 

2. Teddy Kafula aged 21 of Nakoli Compound Kabwe. 

3. A Male Juvenile aged 17 of Nakoli Compound Kabwe. 

4. A Male Juvenile aged 17 of Nakoli Compound Kabwe. 

5. lnnocent Mabeza aged 32 of Kawama Compound Kabwe. 

6. Crispin Mwango aged 37 of Lilanda Compound Lusaka. 

7. Kegan Mwape aged 22 of Chinanimani Kabwe. 

8. Timothy Cheelo aged 21 of Overspill Kabwe. 

9. Asan Sampa aged 22 of Mukobeko area Kabwe. 

10. Leonard Lungu aged 20 of Nakoli kabwe.

After further interviews, the ten suspects admitted having committed the following crimes:

1. Murder case that occurred at Tedcas (Suspects involved 1,2,3,4,5 and 8) 

2. Murder case that occurred at Kasanda New Market (Suspects involved 1,6 and 7)

3. Aggravated Robbery that occurred at Tedcas (Suspects involved1,2,3,4,5 and 8)

4. Aggravated Robbery that occurred at Kasanda New Market (Suspects involved 1,6 and 7)

5. Aggravated Robbery that occurred along Mine Hospital Road (Suspects involved 1,6, 8 and 10)

6. Aggravated Robbery that occurred at Dreams Bar in Mukobeko (Suspects involved 1, 4, 8 and 9).

Then the ten suspects led the Officers to various places where they committed offences as follows:

MURDER 

1. Tedcas Trading area in Bwacha 

2. Mantasha Investment at Kasanda New Market 

AGGRAVATED ROBBERY

1. Dreams Bar in Mukobeko Township

2. Proxim General Dealers, Mine Hospital Road

3. Capital Fisheries, Kasanda New Market 

4. Tedcas Trading area in Bwacha 

5. Mantasha Investment at Kasanda New Market 

6. Bonanza Shop near Capital Fisheries

BREAKING INTO A BUILDING AND COMMITING A FELONY THEREIN

1. One Love Complex, Kaputula Compound  

2. Mafoko Complex, Mukobeko Township 

3. Shop near Capital Fisheries 

4. N.K. Paris, Road 09, Makululu Compound 

5. Kasavasa 

6. Janamu Shop, Bwacha Market 

7. Mpunde Market 

8. Masiye Complex in Masiye Township 

9. Chowa Market near White Horse Shop 

10. Katondo near Alinani Shop, Chipalamba 

11. Bulasho General Dealers at Kalukungu Market 

12. J.N.C. Game Station at Kawama Market 

13. Kasanda New Market Junction 

14. Miliki Tembo Junior Police Club 

15. Miliki Tembo Senior Police Club 

16. Bonanza Shop opposite ETG New Market 

17. Green Market Shop opposite Bus Station 

18. New Market near Mec General Dealers

19. New Market opposite Car Wash

20. New Market, Matasha Investment

21. Chimanimani Market

22. Mukobeko Dreams Bar

BURGLARY AND THEFT

1. Pollen House No. 4 Mwelwawantipa Street 

2. Pollen House No. 3 Chitanda Street 

3. Pollen House No. 4 Chitanda Street

4. Pollen unmarked house number, Mwelwantipa Street

5. Pollen at the Principal Resident Magistrate’s Residence

They then led the Police to the recoveries of the following items stolen within Kabwe in the past two years: 

1. 1 x Dell Laptop

2. 1 x Ecco Amplifier

3. 1 x Yamaha Keyboard

4. 1 x Ottimo Pressing Iron

5. 1 x Ecco Speaker

6. 3 x Supersonic Speakers

7. 2 x XBOX360P53 Play Stations

8. 3 x Sonny Play Stations Controls

9. 2 x 10gl small Speakers

10. 2 x Stereo Amplifiers

11. 3 x Remote Controls

12. 1 x Star Times DVD

13. 1 x Ecogen Electric Power Generator

14. 1 x Sakyano Speaker

15. 1 x Sayona Microphone

16. 1 x Pressing Iron

17. 1 x Digital 32” Television

18. 1 x DJACK Bluetooth

19. 3 x Solar BLE Electric charge machines 

20. 1 x Inventor

21. 1 x Black Suitcase

22. 2 x small and big Cutter

23. 1 x Ecco old model Television set

24. 1 x black and white Prada Shoes

25. 1 x Taser Gun

26. 1 x Pair of Prison Staff Shoes

27. 1 x Small Adapter

28. 2 x Metal Bars

29. 1 x Panga

30. 1 x GO Television Decoder

31. 1 x Pliers

32. 1 x Defy Deep Freezer

33. 1 x 32” Plasma Television Set

34. 1 x 42” Plasma Television Set

35. 1 x 32” Plasma Television Set

36. 1 x 32” Plasma Television Set

37. 1 x 32” Samsung Plasma Television Set 

38. 1 x 52” Concord Plasma Television Set

Some items have since been identified today after a display that was held at Kabwe Central Police Station while others are yet to. We are appealing to residents of Kabwe who may have had their premises broken into to come forward and help in identifying the recovered items. The suspects are detained in police custody and will appear in court soon. 

Rae Hamoonga

ZAMBIA POLICE SERVICE

SPOKESPERSON.