Wed, 26 Oct 2016 10:10:33 +0000 A ZAMBIA Police officer has shot dead a fellow officer while two others are battling for their lives in a bizarre case of mistaken identity after receiving information that suspected armed criminals were spotted in the area. Police spokesperson Esther Katongo said the incident happened around 07 hours yesterday after an officer manning the Chongwe checkpoint, only identified as Inspector Mukoka, allegedly gunned down his fellow officers on suspicion that they were criminals. Ms Katongo explained that four Chipata-based police detectives had gone to Chongwe district with a suspect for investigations in a matter in which they had discovered a firearm and decided to go to Lusaka to apprehend another suspect. “During the time the officers were proceeding to Lusaka, Chalimbana Police received a phone call from a member of the public that there was a group of heavily armed criminals driving from Chongwe to Lusaka, hence alerted Inspector […]
