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Police in Ndola have gunned down four criminals suspected to have been terrorising people’s homes and businesses.
Six other criminals are still at large and a manhunt to track them down has continued.
ZANIS reports that Copperbelt Police Commanding Officer, Sharon Zulu, has disclosed that Anti Robbery Officers from Kitwe and Ndola gunned down the criminals early this morning.
Ms. Zulu says the officers first apprehended Evans Kalenga aged 37, who led them to the crime scenes, recovery of stolen items and apprehension of the other three criminals.
She says the criminals were gunned down when they were leading the officers to recover two guns in Chichele plantation which they were using during the robberies.
Ms. Zulu adds that upon reaching where one of the guns was being kept, Kalenga allegedly got the fire arm an AK-47 and charged at the officers who retaliated by gunning him down.
She narrates that upon hearing gunshots, the other three criminals who had remained by the road side with other officers started running away and police shot them dead.
She said Copperbelt has from March 2022 witnessed an increase in reports of robbery, adding that the said criminals have been behind the scourge.
Ms. Zulu further explained that according to the information gathered, the criminals are ten in total and six more are still at large.
Police have since recovered an AK 47 rifle, a Toyota Allion motor vehicle which the criminals were using to stage robberies and household goods that were allegedly stolen by the same criminals.
Ms. Zulu has identified the criminals who have been gunned down as Evans Kalenga, 37 of Chifubu Township, Philemon Sumaili, 28 of Twapia Township, Katontola Sakapalu, 30 of Main Masala and Nathan Mulenga, 33 of Lubuto in Ndola.