11 Mulungushi University Students Nabbed

POLICE in Kabwe have busted a scam in which 12 students have allegedly swindled Mulungushi University out of K230,000 in faked fees.
Eleven have been arrested while the mastermind of the scam, who is a fourth-year student, is on the run and police have launched a manhunt for him.
Central province commissioner of Police Lombe Kamukoshi confirmed the arrest of the students yesterday.
“So far we have 11 students in custody and they are in different years,” Ms Kamukoshi said in an interview. “We are still pursuing the mastermind, who is a fourth-year student, and we hope to bring him to book soon.”
The students are facing charges of forgery, uttering a false document and obtaining pecuniary advantage by false pretence.
Ms Kamukoshi said the mastermind allegedly introduced the scam at the university and lured other students into it so that they could be learning, getting accommodated and having meals purporting to have paid tuition and lodging fees.
Ms Kamukoshi said Mulungushi University management reported the matter to the police after noting that the money the students deposited in the university’s account at Finance Bank Kabwe branch and the deposit slips they presented were not tallying.
She said information the police have indicates that the students would deposit a small amount of money into the university’s account and after the bank slips were authenticated, they would add some zeros and words to indicate that they deposited the required amount of money.
Ms Kamukoshi did not disclose the names of the students as investigations are on-going.
She said indications are that the number of students allegedly involved in the scam is likely to rise.

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8 Responses to 11 Mulungushi University Students Nabbed

jobreaker

April 5, 2015 at 7:49 am

master mind,that can only be edu..now he is on the run,he wanted to live luxurious life after spending all his money campaigning for his excellency the president of southern province
mk kays

April 5, 2015 at 7:59 am

the gud news is that they hv bn identfyd othrwise they cud hv jeopartised the jobs of those in acounts dptmnt.
mk kays

April 5, 2015 at 8:10 am

instead of paying the whole amounts of money they were buzy buying expensive phones now they are in for it. what goes around comes around & it’s sad they never thought so when they were thieving. I feel for their parents who were spending.
Mwango Mubanga.

April 5, 2015 at 8:21 am

Too bad.
New Educated Zambia©

April 5, 2015 at 1:11 pm

And when we say that the situation is dire in this pf led government we are called names. If students who have not yet graduated are already facing problems that lead to such desperation what more those that graduate and are unemployed? and then some silly small girl will come here and say go sell tomatoes kiki. If you have a government whose priority is on consolidating power and fattening themselves such crimes become order of the day. Saddening. Vote UPND bane
BBUSU

April 5, 2015 at 2:10 pm

NEW educated u ar foolish because anythng that happens u blame it on the govt stupid.
- New Educated Zambia©
  
  April 5, 2015 at 6:56 pm
  
  kiki ukose mune. stay strong. because things are only just getting started. If you cant stand the heat mune jump out the frying pan.
redlinso

April 5, 2015 at 5:02 pm

Mulungushi University management is shipsh this cant even happen at Lwitikila girls high school, why at the highest institution?