Solwezi cop shoot fellow cops for staging robbery

Solwezi cop shoot fellow cops for staging robbery

 

POLICE in Solwezi have shot dead a fellow officer who along with three others ambushed and attempted to rob a Trade Kings truck on Monday evening.

Police sources revealed that Constable Ignitius Chola a Kamfinsa trained officer died on the spot after being shot while his twin brother who is also a police officer is said to be battling for his life with gunshot wounds.

At the time of staging robbery, Chola was serving a suspension from police after he was convicted of stealing an excavator from a construction company last year.

“He was in ndola in masala, after some scandal he was transferred to solwezi about early this year after he was involved in stealing of an excavator of which he and others where arrested and he given a 2 years suspended sentence. then last night he and other ex-cops plus his brother where involved in an attempted robbery where he met his fate,” the source explained.