Police in Lusaka are investigating a matter in which Eight Hundred thousand United States Dollars ($800,000=00) is alleged to have been stolen by M/ Mutemwa Mutemwa State Counsel (SC), M/Mutemwa Mutemwa Junior (Jnr) both of Mutemwa Legal Practioners and Detective Chief Inspector Mano Kayombo of Lusaka Central Police Station.
The money is a property of M/ Lloyd Chinjenge of House number 2415 Ibex Hill Lusaka.
This occurred on 19th October, 2021 in Salama Park area, Lusaka.
Brief facts of the case are that on 19th October, 2021 police received information that Lloyd Chinjenge of the above address was in possession of undisclosed amount of money on his premises believed to have been unlawfully obtained.
A search party of officers, among them Detective Chief Inspector Mano Kayombo was constituted to conduct searches on two premises belonging to Chinjenge in Salama Park and another in Ibex Hill.
Both searches were witnessed by Mutemwa Jnr on behalf of Chinjenge.
Not known to the rest of the search party, whilst the search was going on at the ibex hill premise, D/C/Insp. Mano and Mutemwa SC, who was instructed by Mutemwa Jnr to assist, went to the Salama Park residence and picked up 2 bags suspected to have contained the sought money from one of the motor vehicles belonging to Chinjenge on his instruction for safe custody.
The incident was witnessed by an officer undercover who was left to keep vigil at the said residence.
The following day, the 20th October,2021 Chinjenge reported to the police that the said lawyers stole the $800,000=00 which he had entrusted them to secure.
Police summoned Mutemwa Jnr and under warn and caution disclosed that Mutemwa SC and Mano got the money amounting to $400,000=00 and not $800,000=00. He has since been arrested for theft.
Meanwhile both Mutemwa SC and Mano Kayombo are on the run.
According to a statement issued by police public relations Rea Hamoonga, Investigations into the matter continue and manhunt launched for the two named fugitives.
Mr Hamoonga said that the author of the article “POLICE OFFICERS RUN AWAY WITH CLOSE TO US 3 MILLION AFTER SEARCH AT VALDEN FINDLEY’S HOUSE” making rounds on social media is confusing the operations that were under taken by the Anti Corruption Commission at Mr Findley’s residence and Mr Chinjenge’s by Zambia Police.
“We further want to urge you the public to always spread verified information from designated official sources that are competent to comment on criminal matters” he said.
