By JACKSON MAPAPAYI POLICE in Mwinilunga have apprehended a suspect for stealing 3, 000 meters copper service cables valued at K330, 000 belonging to the Rural Electrification Authority (REA).According to North Western Province deputy commissioner of police Dr Fred Mulenga, the arrest follows the report of theft which was reported by Chris Munyat an employee of REA that service cables were stolen by unknown people.Dr Mulenga said incident occurred between Tuesday 19:00 hours and Wednesday 06:00 hours at Kasangezhi primary school Mwinilunga District where they were kept. He said acting on the report police instituted investigations.He said on Thursday around 02:00 hours police received a tip from reliable source that some buckets containing copper cables were loaded on the Power Tools bus at Mwinilunga main bus station“Without any hesitation police rushed to the aforementioned station where 08 x 20 liters buckets, 01 Black suit case and a laptop bag containing naked copper wires were recovered from the […]
ONE NABBED FOR STEALING ELECTRICAL CABLES
