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Bandits Attack Mazhandu Family Bus With Stones
Stone wielding
bandits last evening
attacked a Kitwe bound Mazhandu family bus
services coach smashing
windscreens and causing panic among passengers.
The attack occurred at approximately 21:30 hours yesterday 500 metres away from the Kapiri Mposhi weigh bridge turnoff and 5 minutes away from the town centre.
The driver of the Mazhandu bus registration ABM 9644 nearly lost control due to the stone bullet parade.
The Mazhandu bus was caught up in the web after the driver attempted to thwart the theft of waterproof tents on a slow moving truck by hooting and flashing his lights which alerted the bandits.
The state of security on Zambian night roads is still questionable with the forthcoming UNWTO conference. No injuries were recorded from the incident and police in the district have launched investigations into the matter. Night time Stone bandit attacks have become predominant in the transit town with numerous property and lives being lost through the development.
One of the affected passengers Evans Singoyi called for seriousness among police officers in the area. Mr Singoyi said the stone throwing bandits have been predominant in the area for a long time and hence advised police to beef up their patrols and stop being dormant. The attack occurred approximately 200 metres from a police checkpoint.
Posted by Editor
on April 23, 2013. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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maikalange
April 23, 2013 at 10:47 am
This is scary shit,its so bombo,hooligans
Joseph
April 23, 2013 at 10:55 am
Typical of Lambas,njala.Mpombo family among the bandits.
Toxic
April 23, 2013 at 11:07 am
Zambian youths where are we going?
oga
April 23, 2013 at 11:15 am
Thank God no one was injured. God should see to it that the perpetraters are caught. Nothing is hidden under the sky.
former christian
April 23, 2013 at 11:15 am
christian country no security @ all,kids play through out the country.this is what governing the country with christian & democracy can do,since christianity is the first name,democracy is the sir name,more comedy because no FEAR OF GOD.
Umupandapwiti
April 23, 2013 at 11:47 am
Are you making suggestions for God? Iyeee!!! Anyway, thank God no one was injured
Umupandapwiti
April 23, 2013 at 11:48 am
sorry this was meant for oga…
kapution
April 23, 2013 at 11:20 am
what K500 nignt patrol allowances for RTSA. These allowances should produce results
Cc
April 23, 2013 at 11:21 am
Iyo kwena ni pa zed. A bus of this size could carry about 70 passengers it is likely that the criminals where much less in number. So how can a smaller number of people attack with stones. Docile! Docile! Docile!
Umupandapwiti
April 23, 2013 at 11:54 am
Quite alright the thieves were possibly outnumbered, but imagine the people of different ages in the bus including babies and utukote without stones in the bus, it makes them vulnerable…
Cc
April 23, 2013 at 12:04 pm
If you try this in other places like DRC, even utukote will rise against you. The only thing they fear is a firearm. The avoidance of confrontation is what makes us docile.
MICKEy
April 23, 2013 at 12:09 pm
cc use yr common sense,do you know how it feels to be attcked by the unknown,people did not get into that bus to experience that nightmare,ater the post bus bus crash,there alot of emotions on the roads,use yr head s t i o p e t i
Cc
April 23, 2013 at 12:21 pm
Iwe chikala you are the one who needs common sense. Those emotions and fear of unknown people you are describing is the cowardice I am referring to. I have thwarted an attack before, so I know what I am talking about. You should also note that people who usually attack at night are cowards like you.
Cc
April 23, 2013 at 1:02 pm
Mickey warm awe, I agree with CC. You are a true demonstration of a coward, docile Zambian
Firestone
April 23, 2013 at 11:32 am
These petty thieves should be brought to book.
mali
April 23, 2013 at 11:48 am
@cc *****, u have nothing to contribute, guns with bare hands!!!!!!
Beautifu
April 23, 2013 at 12:25 pm
@cc sumtymz learn to tek serious issues seriously.yo coments r unreasonabo n childish.thez pipo wr cot unaware n hd thy atemptd many w dav lost lives.if u av nothn to sy kip quiet.
Beautifu
April 23, 2013 at 12:30 pm
By da way insultn z nt a solution.thoz of u who insult tek a luk at yoslvz in da mirror n if u c it ok continue.real men tok foolish ones bcum defnsv
LUVTED
April 23, 2013 at 12:32 pm
Pliz ba RTSA u nid 2 start working 4 your salary en not only collecting small parkages of news papers from road users.
to kwacha
April 23, 2013 at 12:42 pm
Cc youre a bastard child ,go and look for yr parents.In life if you have loved ones all you do is fight for survival not fighting against people in the dark who are perharps carrying weapons.grow up
abavelevele
April 23, 2013 at 1:20 pm
dis young blood thinks insulting is being real.cc what kind of night attack have u been through?u think if bandits come from no-where and start attacking,u think thats being a coward?think twice young blood.u know that the greatest coward is one who pretends..like u.
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Narrant
April 23, 2013 at 2:28 pm
The stretch from where the Great North Road joins the Ndola-Lusaka road to KapiriMposhi proper should be patrolled by police at night. I witnessed a group of criminals jumping from the bush and running after the Mpulungu-Lusaka Juldan Bus on which I was a passenger on 25-26th March,2023 around midnight. The criminals failed in their bid to attack the fast-moving bus.
zambian
April 23, 2013 at 3:06 pm
sad indeed . i got photoz of a man who was crushed in chilanga tryna steal some metal sheets on a moving truck. the area near mapepe has become a dangerous stretch.
rtsa increase your night patrols before we lose lives
Warthog
April 23, 2013 at 3:21 pm
At one time thieves stole a cops from a van just at the same point where the bus was stoned. The police were telling the story themselves. One wonders why this Kapiri issue has not been buried all this time. Even some ministers have been robbed before at this point. People, careful with the hump near Continental and the rail line at KGP. especially those of you driving Hiluxes and Hardbodies with tents behind. Never put your belongs at the back if you are travelling in the night.
Warthog
April 23, 2013 at 3:21 pm
copse
Kalok
April 23, 2013 at 4:22 pm
“CORPSE”.
PEACE
April 24, 2013 at 4:23 am
@cc uli chipuba fye.
vias zizou
April 24, 2013 at 7:15 am
Zambian police sleeping. i was attacked by the same stone throwing thieves on my way from nakonde about 50kms to mpika around 23hrs reported on the next check point guess what i was told……