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Now CBU Lecturers Summoned
Police in Kitwe have summoned Copperbelt University Lecturers for questioning in connection with Monday’s riotous behavior by students.
The academic staff have been accused of inciting students to take to the streets following their standoff with CBU management.
Copperbelt University Academic Union President Mwiya Songolo said members of the union received a call out from police at around 14.00 hours today.
Mr. Songolo has told ZNBC News in Kitwe that those summoned include the Unions Vice President Alex Mwango and General Secretary Kaunga Nyirenda.
Others include the union Deputy General Secretary, and its Publicity Secretary Willie Ngosa.
Mr. Songolo said CBU academic staff have nothing to do with the latest unrest at the second highest institution of learning.
He said the academic staff still stand by their demands and want CBU Vice Chancellor Professor Naison Ngoma to vacate his office.
And Police have picked up over 1-hundred CBU students who took part in the protest this morning along Jambo Drive.
Copperbelt Police Commissioner Joyce Kasosa however says the exact number of students arrested is yet to be established.
Ms. Kasosa said those picked up have been detained at various police stations in Kitwe and will be formally charged at an appropriate time.
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on June 30, 2015. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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ANGONI CHAIWO
June 30, 2015 at 3:30 pm
THE MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO WERE ARRESTED WERE PICKED FROM THEIR ROOMS AND DID NOT TAKE PART IN THE RIOTS. ZP SHOULD NOT BREAK THE DOORS TO EXECUTE ARRESTS BECAUSE IT RETROGRESSIVE.
The spartacus
June 30, 2015 at 5:28 pm
Tired of protests by CBU students, where were th kamfisa Mobil unit kanshi!! they cause alot of nuisance in streets, damaging people’s properties.. parents struggle alot to source fo funds in order to send u to sch, some ar servicing big loans, kaloba and stuff.. Poseni amano mukusambilila so tht u help out yo parents some day.. Leave protests to ba taxi driver
Shaka Zulu
June 30, 2015 at 5:40 pm
Leave lecturers out of this.Just sort out the riotous students.
Beautiful Moma
June 30, 2015 at 6:14 pm
Ba monko, do not accept to be used by selfish people who want to further their own agenda. Let them fight their own battles. Imwe nga mwachita protest, these are the same people who call the police before you even block the road despite them knowing that your concerns are legitimate and you’ve exhausted all forms of dialogue. If you are not careful, ama course ya 3 yrs mukalpwisha muli 6 yrs. Tekwesha.
Kwati like so
June 30, 2015 at 6:31 pm
Failed leadership !
kssongo
June 30, 2015 at 7:58 pm
PURE FAILURES have let us down.
Tyy
June 30, 2015 at 8:00 pm
Ba police muleikata aba ku battle front , not those innocent souls u hve picked,
dackson
June 30, 2015 at 8:35 pm
@the spartacus you shud ve some respect towards your friends job.taxi drivers ar educated more than u guys just advise those fools to stop burning roads they ar goin to use than insultin drivers nga wa lwala mumala ulepolomya ulefwaya taxi to take u ku clinic and yet uletuka taxi driver u shud ve some manners those chaps knws only nothin but ubushilu
The spartacus
June 30, 2015 at 9:26 pm
@dackson kikikiki wandepula mbafu @ ulepolomya i can’t even go to gym today due to th same i took those useless medicine fo elephantasis prevention.. Sory abt my comment just slip of a tongue..
zimba autone
July 1, 2015 at 12:32 pm
it’s true they shud learn 2 have mannaz