Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:54:46 +0000 By SIMON MUNTEMBA POLICE have been accused of sweeping dirt under the carpet and shielding some prominent figures in an alleged theft case of 670 x 50 kg bags of relief maize from a Food Reserve Agency (FRA) depot in 2016 in Shangombo. This is despite the matter being reported to Shangombo police station and police service headquarters. This development has been disclosed to the Daily Nation by Shangombo District Commissioner Lawrence Nyambe and former Sinjembela Member of Parliament Poniso Njeulu. However, Police spokesperson Esther Katongo said her office has not yet been provided with the details of the alleged theft case. Ms Katongo referred all queries to Western Province Police Commissioner Charles Lungu who when contacted demanded a written query through a phone text message or WhatsApp. However, a query sent through his WhatsApp was ignored despite showing that he read it and successive attempts to get in […]
