POLICE INVESTIGATES THEFT AT LUNGU’S RESIDENCE

 POLICE INVESTIGATES THEFT AT LUNGU’S RESIDENCE

Police have instituted forensic investigations into the theft that took place at the house of former President EDGAR LUNGU.

Inspector General of Police LEMMY KAJOBA has confirmed in a statement to ZNBC news this evening.

And Mr. KAJOBA has dismissed insinuations that the former President was not accorded adequate security..

Below is the full statement.

*PRESS STATEMENT ON THE REPORTED THEFT FROM THE FORMER HEAD OF STATE’S RESIDENCE*

FOLLOWING THE THEFT THAT OCCURRED AT THE RESIDENCE OF THE FORMER REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT, HIS EXCELLENCY MR. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU, ON 9TH AUGUST, 2022, THE ZAMBIA POLICE SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT CONTRARY TO INSINUATIONS BEING PEDDLED THAT THE FORMER HEAD OF STATE WAS NOT GIVEN ADEQUATE SECURITY, THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY ACCORDED ADEQUATE SECURITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SERVICE BEFITTING A FORMER HEAD OF STATE.

THE FORMER HEAD OF STATE WAS EVEN AVAILED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO CHOOSE THE POLICE OFFICERS THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE THE SECURITY DETAIL AROUND HIM AT THE TIME HE LEFT OFFICE.

THEREFORE, CLAIMS THAT THE FORMER HEAD OF STATE WAS DENIED HIS SECURITY ENTITLEMENT BY GOVERNMENT ARE FALSE AND MISLEADING.

THE ZAMBIA POLICE SERVICE HAS ALREADY INSTITUTED FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS INTO THIS MATTER TO ESTABLISH WHAT EXACTLY TRANSPIRED AND AS SUCH, WE WISH TO URGE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO DESIST FROM MAKING UNWARRANTED ATTACKS AND THEORIES ON INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS INSTITUTIONS, BUT RATHER ALLOW THE POLICE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER.

I WISH TO ASSURE THE NATION THAT MY OFFICERS ARE WORKING ROUND THE CLOCK TO ESTABLISH THE AUTHORS OF THIS CRIME AND BRING THEM TO BOOK.

ONCE THE INVESTIGATIONS ARE CONCLUDED, THE NATION WILL BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY.

LEMMY KAJOBA

INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE

10TH AUGUST, 2022