UNZA STUDENT SUES STATE OVER TEARGAS INJURIESALMOST three years after jumping out of a third floor window of the University of Zambia ( UNZA) hostel after police fired teargas in rooms during a riot, Everett Chongo has sued Government claiming compensation for the injuries she sustained.Ms Chongo, a student, was diagnosed with unstable fracture on the lumbar spine, comminuted fracture dislocation of the right tibia , comminuted fracture left calcaneus and fracture of the right calcaneus undisplaced.She wants Government to pay damages to enable her seek further medical attention in South Africa before she is permanently incapacitated.On October 4, 2018, students at the UNZA East Road campus protested the delayed payment of meal allowances and Police were directed to control the situation.She stated that unidentified police officers fired teargas canisters into the student hostels, which caused a mattress to catch fire combined with noxious gasses from the canisters making it difficult to breathe.Ms Chongo stated […]
UNZA STUDENT SUES STATE OVER TEARGAS INJURIES
